"We are expecting to see 50% more people traveling over the 12 day winter holiday period vs. the busy nine day Thanksgiving period," travel expert Katy Nastro told "GMA." "Just a few days equals a lot more people on the road, so make sure you're adding a bit of buffer to your transit times to the airport, especially during peak windows AAA suggests for metro cities."
"Air travel will operate business as usual for the busy holiday period. However, the longer this goes on, the longer TSA employees and Air Traffic Controllers go without pay," she explained, adding that past elongated shutdowns have led to personnel calling out sick and strained skeleton crews trying to fill the gaps, which lead to longer than usual security lines.
"If ever there was a time to be an early bird at the airport, it's now. With record numbers of travelers expected, even more time factored into your airport experience can't hurt," Nastro suggested.
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