US airports BACK TO NORMAL Holiday weekend winds down

Posted on 11/28/2016 | About Washington D.C., Washington, D.C.

The Transportation Security Administration says passengers have been moving “quite smoothly” through security checkpoints at US airports. TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says about 2.5 million passengers were expected to be screened Sunday, the last day of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. That's about 500,000 more than a typical weekday.

Federal Aviation Administration data showed average delays of 15 minutes or less Sunday afternoon.Lines at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport were long but moving smoothly.At New York's Kennedy Airport, lines were short and flowing quickly. Amtrak in New York City also was running normally.In Cleveland, a spokeswoman for Hopkins International Airport says it had been “extremely busy” during certain times of the day.In Washington, a spokesman said long security lines at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport subsided by the afternoon.Storms in Washington state dropped more than 2 feet of snow in 24 hours. Besides driving problems, officials said there could be an increased risk of landslides.AAA had estimated 48.7 million Americans would travel for the Thanksgiving holiday.