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Over 150,000 people expected to travel through Sea-Tac for Thanksgiving holiday
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Fifty-five million Americans are traveling for Thanksgiving nationwide, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA).
Wednesday will likely be the busiest travel day since the start of the pandemic.
About 155,000 passengers are expected to travel through Sea-Tac International Airport.
The lines at some security checkpoints reached 40-minute wait times Wednesday morning.
Some passengers are traveling for the first time since the pandemic started.
“I was not expecting it to be this crowded inside the airport," said Alexander Hunter. "I’ve never seen it this crowded."
Hunter is from Tacoma but traveling to Las Vegas to spend Thanksgiving with friends.
He got to the airport an hour before his flight not realizing how busy it would be.
“If you're leaving for your flight, leave early," Hunter said. "Get here as early as possible."
The weekend after Labor Day lines stretched from security checkpoints all the way into the parking garage.
Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/travel/sea-tac-airport-busy-holiday-travel/281-65d64471-70b8-484b-8236-6938be276b43