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Holiday air travel delays expected on Thursday
By: Meredith Mayberry
Issue date: 11/19/07 Section: News
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Thanksgiving dinner might be delayed this Thursday.
Airline on-time performance is worse this year with more plane delays than any year since 1995, when comparable data began being recorded.
The Department of Transportation said a quarter of domestic flights arrived late between January and August of this year, according to a White House press release.
"I have had a lot of problems with my flights being delayed lately," said Andrew Goike, a Milford junior. "With the holiday coming up, it's going to be crazy."
Domestic flights are expected to carry about 27 million passengers worldwide over 12 days beginning Nov. 16, according to the news Web site breitbart.com.
Airline traffic and delays are certain to be worse than usual over the holiday season, Goike said.
"I think a lot of it has to do with security," said Tiffany Makowski, Port Huron sophomore. "There are so many different channels that everyone has to go through. It takes forever."
Security checks are a cause for increased wait-time, according to MBS International Airport's Web site, mbsairport.org. MBS's holiday tip for getting through security is to avoid packing wrapped packages, which need to be unwrapped, causing delays.
"If security wouldn't stop random people, I think the line would go faster," Goike said. "I can't remember ever hearing about a terrorist being caught because of a random search. It seems like a waste of time."
President George W. Bush announced Thursday the Pentagon will open unused military airspace from Florida to Maine to create "a commercial Thanksgiving express lane." The air space will be open Wednesday through Sunday.
Still, waiting passengers will have to look for ways to entertain themselves during their delays. Makowski recommended calling loved ones.
"If you can't be with them, at least you can talk to them," she said.
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Airline on-time performance is worse this year with more plane delays than any year since 1995, when comparable data began being recorded.
The Department of Transportation said a quarter of domestic flights arrived late between January and August of this year, according to a White House press release.
"I have had a lot of problems with my flights being delayed lately," said Andrew Goike, a Milford junior. "With the holiday coming up, it's going to be crazy."
Domestic flights are expected to carry about 27 million passengers worldwide over 12 days beginning Nov. 16, according to the news Web site breitbart.com.
Airline traffic and delays are certain to be worse than usual over the holiday season, Goike said.
"I think a lot of it has to do with security," said Tiffany Makowski, Port Huron sophomore. "There are so many different channels that everyone has to go through. It takes forever."
Security checks are a cause for increased wait-time, according to MBS International Airport's Web site, mbsairport.org. MBS's holiday tip for getting through security is to avoid packing wrapped packages, which need to be unwrapped, causing delays.
"If security wouldn't stop random people, I think the line would go faster," Goike said. "I can't remember ever hearing about a terrorist being caught because of a random search. It seems like a waste of time."
President George W. Bush announced Thursday the Pentagon will open unused military airspace from Florida to Maine to create "a commercial Thanksgiving express lane." The air space will be open Wednesday through Sunday.
Still, waiting passengers will have to look for ways to entertain themselves during their delays. Makowski recommended calling loved ones.
"If you can't be with them, at least you can talk to them," she said.
news@cm-life.com
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