Logan Airport braces for record Thanksgiving travel surge [Video]

THE RAILS AND IN THE SKIES. MID-MORNING IN TERMINAL A AT LOGAN. IT’S A TYPICAL TUESDAY, BUT PREPARATIONS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY FOR WHAT COULD BE A RECORD BREAKING HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON. TOM. IT’S GOING TO PUT A WAIT ON. WE’LL EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS IN A MOMENT, BUT FIRST, HERE’S WHAT MASSPORT IS EXPECTING. WE’RE GOING TO SEE WE EXPECT ALMOST 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE TO COME THROUGH THE AIRPORT STARTING THIS FRIDAY THROUGH THE MONDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING. IT’S AN UPTICK FROM WHAT WE SAW LAST YEAR AND EVEN OVER OUR RECORD YEAR OF 2019. IT’S NOT JUST AIR TRAVEL. HIGHWAYS WILL ALSO BE CONGESTED. MASSDOT HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR JONATHAN GULLIVER SAYS THE BUSY WEEK ON THE ROADS BEGINS EARLIER THAN IT USED TO. WE EXPECT THAT MONDAY, STARTING AS EARLY AS 2 P.M., YOU’LL START SEEING MUCH MORE HEAVY TRAFFIC THAN USUAL. THAT WILL PEAK ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SUNDAY AND …