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Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Already Picking Up At Chicago's Midway Airport; Airfares Jump

"It has been busy—lots more traffic going in and out of the airport. So we have to leave a little bit earlier," Tonya Woody said.

(Shardaa Gray, CBS Chicago)

November 25, 2024

CHICAGO (CBS) -- With just four days to go, a record-breaking number of Americans are expected to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday—and Chicago airports are already feeling the rush.

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On Sunday, there was already plenty of hustle and bustle at Midway International Airport. Tonya Woody came in from Charlotte, North Carolina, to visit her son for senior night at Valparaiso University.

"It has been busy—lots more traffic going in and out of the airport. So we have to leave a little bit earlier," said Woody. "TSA lines are really long."

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