At John F. Kennedy International Airport, officials hope new upgrades and a brand-new terminal will eventually make the Thanksgiving holiday travel experience smoother.

Thanksgiving travel is expected to be the busiest on record this year, with airports nationwide bracing for massive crowds. CBS News New York's Natalie Duddridge takes a look at preparations at JFK Airport.

Airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end with another record day for air travel in the United States

An Arctic blast sweeping through the Midwest and soggy conditions in the Eastern U.S. threaten to throw travel plans into chaos in the coming days.

Tampa International Airport is expecting another busy travel period for Thanksgiving, after breaking airport records in 2023.

AAA is projecting about 80 million people to travel over this Thanksgiving week, with nearly six million people flying domestically and travel peaking on Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday.

Airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end with another record day for air travel in the United States. AAA predicts that nearly 80 million Americans will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next Monday,

Recent trends show Americans have prioritized travel this year, in which airports like O'Hare and Midway have seen record-setting travel numbers similar to pre-COVID times.