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Busier airports, full planes expected on Thanksgiving
NEW YORK » The recipe for Thanksgiving travel is likely to make airline passengers a little bitter this year. Americans can expect airports to be busier and planes to be fuller than ever, according to a forecast by the main trade association for U.S. airlines two weeks ahead of the holiday. Fares are already more expensive than a year ago. Airlines for America expects nearly 24 million travelers to fly from Friday through Nov. 27. That’s up slightly from a year ago. Last year’s tally was flat from 2010. Traffic on the nation’s airlines is still 10 percent below the peak travel years of 2006 and 2007.
For those traveling on the busiest days around Thanksgiving, planes are expected to be close to 90 percent full, the trade group says. That would be a record for the holiday. The forecast is an average, so expect most flights at peak hours to be full. Sunday, Nov. 25 is projected as the busiest travel day, followed by Wednesday, Nov. 21 and Monday, Nov. 26.
Ship Ahoy!
Today’s ship arrivals and departures: |
Honolulu Harbor |
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ETD |
Berth |
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TNC |
Star Princess |
Hilo |
6 a.m. |
11 p.m. |
10 |
Nawiliwili, Kauai |
MNC |
R.J. Pfeiffer |
Los Angeles |
4 p.m. |
— |
53A |
— |
HL |
Horizon Pacific |
Oakland, Calif. |
9:30 p.m. |
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51A |
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Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor |
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Vessel |
From |
ETA |
ETD |
Berth |
Destination |
WNLI |
BBC Pearl |
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5 p.m. |
BP-6 |
Panama |