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• 'Millions set off for Thanksgiving travel (International Herald Tribune)
Some 38 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home Wednesday, according to AAA.
• 'Experts hope extra airspace will ease travel woes (CNN.com)
Planes crisscrossing the East Coast were given access to military airspace Wednesday afternoon, a handy accommodation as fog and winter weather threaten to make one of the year's busiest travel days even more tedious.
• 'Millions Set Off for Thanksgiving Travel (New York Times)
Some 38 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home today, according to AAA.
• 'Experts hope extra airspace will ease travel woes (Sports Illustrated)
Planes crisscrossing the East Coast will have access to military airspace Wednesday afternoon, a handy accommodation as fog and winter weather threaten to make one of the busiest travel days of the year even more tedious.
• 'U.S. airlines on their toes as holiday travel increases (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. airlines were dogged more by anxiety than by operational glitches on Wednesday, as Thanksgiving travel revved up despite iffy weather forecasts that threatened to cause havoc on an overburdened air traffic system.
• 'Tiger Airways to make its mark in low-cost travel (Adelaide Now)
TIGER Airways is set to make its mark on Australia's low-cost air travel as it launches its debut flights tomorrow.
• 'Holiday air travel starts off smooth (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The Thanksgiving air travel rush began in earnest on Wednesday with flights running smoothly for much of the day, but hitting turbulence later with storms and delays hitting some key airports.
• 'Holiday air travel smooth except for storm-hit airports (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. Thanksgiving air travel rush began in earnest on Wednesday with flights running smoothly for much of the day, but hitting turbulence later with storms and delays hitting some key airports.
• 'Despite Some Traffic Woes, Holiday Travel Smooth (CBS 2 Chicago)
The holiday travel consensus the day before Thanksgiving is that, a few delays aside, things were not that bad. Some 38 million people boarded plans and trains and loaded up automobiles Wednesday to reach their destinations in time for turkey.
• 'U.S. air travel smooth with few delays (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. airlines were dogged more by anxiety than by operational glitches on Wednesday as the Thanksgiving travel rush began in earnest with scattered delays and no major problems.

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