Thanksgiving Eve-related travel going smoothly at FLL, MIA

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Thanksgiving Day eve travel was going smoothly on Wednesday morning at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and at Miami International Airport.

Aviation officials in Broward and Miami-Dade counties expect the tradition of family Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday to cause traffic increases of 10% at FLL and 4.6% at MIA.

Around the nation, the Transportation Security Administration expects 2.7 million fliers to be screened on Wednesday and 2.9 million on Sunday.

AAA estimates that 55.4 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home from Wednesday to Sunday, and this includes the over 49 million who will choose to drive to and from their destinations.

The weather will not be much of a problem for travelers during the next few days in South Florida, but that wasn’t the case in other parts of the country.

The National Weather Service warned about accumulating snow in northern New England on Wednesday, and the northern Rocky Mountains on Thanksgiving Day.

There will not be any rain on Wednesday in South Florida and the risk increases only to about 20% on Thursday, 30% on Black Friday, and 20% on Saturday.