The FAA reports that weather conditions and volume are causing flight delays on one of the busiest days of travel of the year

On the last day of Thanksgiving weekend – one of the busiest travel days of the year – weather conditions and big flight delays causing flight delays at five major airports across the country on Sunday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration reported on its website.

Flights to Boston and San Francisco were delayed Sunday afternoon due to weather conditions at these airports. The National Weather Service reported showers and fog in Boston, where a coastal flood warning was in effect, as well as a thick, dense fog in the San Francisco area. A large volume delayed the departures from Teterboro, New Jersey, while heavy delays in Philadelphia and Atlanta, which had been announced in the morning, had been settled after noon, according to the FAA. Early Sunday afternoon, the FAA announced that a large volume of flights was also delaying flights between the Miami International Airport and Westchester County Airport, in White Plains, in the United States. State of New York. The FAA also reported that Houston suffered delays due to traffic and high winds.

A mighty winter storm extending from eastern Kansas to parts of Michigan began to pour snow on the Great Plains but early Sunday afternoon, it did not seem to cause delays at airports, according to the FAA.

The international airline group, Airlines for America, announced this month that a record 30.6 million passengers would be traveling on American airlines from November 16 to 27, with 3.06 million passengers expected on Sunday. should be the busiest day of Thanksgiving air travel. That's an increase of about 1.6 million passengers compared to the same 12-day period last year, the trade group said on its website.

The American Automobile Association has announced that nearly 49 million travelers should take the road on Thanksgiving weekends.

The port authorities of New York and New Jersey advised travelers to provide additional time for travel, check-in and security at Newark Liberty International Airport due to traffic congestion and increased numbers travelers. Authorities have also advised travelers to allow more time at LaGuardia Airport, to reserve parking in advance or to use another means of transportation to get to the airport. 39 airport. The AirTrain, which serves Jamaica's Long Island Rail Road station in Queens, was temporarily suspended early Sunday morning, but resumed normal service shortly after 9 am.

Heavy traffic on Sunday afternoon caused 30-minute delays on the George Washington Bridge, connecting Manhattan to New Jersey, and delays on the Goethals Bridge, which connects Staten Island and New Jersey, the Administration announced. port.

Misery Map, FlightAware's private website, reported 462 delays and 24 cancellations at US airports from 11:00 to 15:00. Sunday with a lot of them – 70, at Atlanta Airport.