TSA prepares for ‘busiest ever’ holiday

thanksgiving travel rush This year it is expected to be bigger than ever. AAA predicts this Approximately 80 million people will venture in the USA At least 50 miles (80 kilometers) from home from Tuesday through next Monday.

another one winter weather tour however, it can make travel difficult. California and Washington state continue recover from damage and power outages from last week’s storms. The continued presence of air traffic controllers may also cause flight delays at some airports.

Meanwhile the workers Charlotte Douglas International Airport It is expected to begin a 24-hour strike on Monday over demands for wage increases. Only a few flights were canceled and fewer than 100 were delayed.

Here is the latest situation:

TSA says it’s OK for Thanksgiving travelers to carry turkey, stuffing and more through checkpoints

Want to know what kind of food you can carry through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint? Here is a list of some approved items:

Turkey? Yes.

Macaroni and cheese? Yes.

SOS? Yes.

“Gravy and cranberry sauce need to be in quantities of 3.4 ounces or less. “I would say, especially when it comes to sauce, I wouldn’t want that in my carry-on,” said TSA spokeswoman Lorie Dankers. “And I certainly wouldn’t want that in my checked luggage.”

Dankers said the sauce is a prime example of the “make it at your destination” element. It is considered a filling solid and is suitable to continue. Dankers said pies are too, but require extra scrutiny.

“Be prepared for this. “You will be there for this,” he said. “But our officers are trying to make sure nothing poses a security threat.”

Thanksgiving brings out infrequent travelers and they often have questions about what they can bring on the plane. TSA encourages them to download the agency’s smartphone app, which includes a “What can I bring” feature. TSA representatives will also field questions on Facebook and X.

Authorities are investigating two separate cases of physical contact between planes in Boston

Authorities are investigating Monday’s incidents at Boston Logan International Airport. Both took place at a slow pace.

Massachusetts Port Authority spokeswoman Samanta Decker said Tuesday that the wingtips of the Frontier Airlines plane and the American Airlines plane touched each other while the first was at the gate on Monday afternoon. He said there were no injuries but the planes had been taken down and needed to be checked for damage.

American Airlines said in a statement that the contact was made as its flight from London was approaching the gate. The other aircraft was stationary. It was stated that there were no injuries.

“The aircraft was taken out of service for inspection by our maintenance team,” the statement said.

A tugboat towing an empty JetBlue plane crashed into a Cape Air plane Monday night. Two Cape Air pilots were hospitalized as a precaution, Decker said. The tugboat has been removed from service and the JetBlue aircraft will undergo a thorough inspection, JetBlue said in a statement.

What did striking airport workers say?

“We can’t live on the wages we’re paid,” ABM cabin cleaner Priscilla Hoyle said at a rally on Monday. “I can honestly say it’s hard being with my kids every day, working a full-time job, but having to look my kids in the eye and sit there and say, ‘I don’t know if we’re ever going to have a home.’ Today.'”

Timothy Lowe II, a wheelchair attendant, said he had to decide where to spend the night because he wasn’t making enough money for a house deposit.

“We just want to be able to get paid for whatever the job that hires us to do a great job and make billions of dollars,” he said.

ABM said it was “committed to quickly addressing concerns” and had a number of ways for employees to raise issues, including a national hotline and a “general open-door policy for managers in our area of ​​work.”

Tips to make holiday travel a little easier

Travel can be stressful at the best of times. Now add to that the high levels of anxiety that seem to be baked into everything. holiday season and it’s clear that travelers could use some help calming frayed nerves.

Here are a few ways to make your holiday trip a little less stressful:

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Thanksgiving travel by the numbers

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Forecasts warn of possible winter storms across the US during Thanksgiving week

Once again, cold weather could make travel difficult in the lead-up to the Thanksgiving holiday, according to forecasts across the U.S., while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages.

In California, where two people were found dead in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities were preparing for more rain while dealing with floods and small landslides. previous storm.

Here’s a look at some regional forecasts:

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