Thanksgiving Travel Rush Begins With Snowy Weather Threatening the Northeast

Published on November 22, 2023

The late crush of holiday travelers is picking up steam, with about 2.7 million people expected to board flights on Wednesday and millions more planning to drive to Thanksgiving celebrations. Airline officials say they are confident they can avoid the kind of massive disruptions that have marred past holiday seasons, such as the meltdown at Southwest Airlines over last Christmas. But heavy rain and snow showers along the East Coast could cause delays. The National Weather Service was predicting accumulating snow in northern New England Wednesday, including up to 8 inches of snowfall in northern Maine. Snow was also expected to hit the northern Rocky Mountains on Thanksgiving Day, bringing up to 1 foot of snow to parts of Wyoming by Friday....