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Flying this Thanksgiving? Brace yourself
Los Angeles Times
|November 27, 2025
After recent federal shutdown, holiday travel is expected to be busiest in 15 years.
LOS ANGELES International Airport officials expect 2.5 million travelers from Nov. 20 through Dec. 1. Above, arriving fliers on Tuesday.
(GINA FERAZZI Los Angeles Times)
Make sure to pack some patience in your carry-on.
This Thanksgiving holiday travel period is expected to be the busiest in 15 years, federal officials said, as Americans brush off the recent government shutdown that snarled air travel across the country.
All told, more than 360,000 flights will take to the skies this week through Dec. 1, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Traffic was expected to have peaked Tuesday, with more than 52,000 flights set to ferry fliers to their feasts.
This story is from the November 27, 2025 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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