Busiest day for Thanksgiving travel underway at SFO

ByLauren Martinez KGO logo
Friday, November 22, 2019
Busiest day for Thanksgiving travel underway at SFO
SFO expects today to be its busiest day for Thanksgiving travel with 171,000 passengers passing through.

The trek to see family and friends begins. The Friday before Thanksgiving is SFO's busiest travel day for the Thanksgiving period.

A spokesperson for SFO says they're expecting 171,000 travelers on Friday alone.

Jacquealine Carter attended the Dreamforce Convention this week and is heading back home to Maryland with parents and her one-year-old granddaughter Mia from Fresno. "Today, it's, it's insane," Carter said.

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Malia Brissenden and her family from Santa Cruz are traveling to Puerto Vallarta for the holiday. "We're sticking together, staying calm and expecting lines," Brissenden said.

More than 1.2 million travelers will pass through SFO between Friday, November 22 and Sunday, December 1.