WASHINGTON 鈥� The Tuesday before Thanksgiving may be considered the of the run-up to Thanksgiving, but there are still plenty of people taking to the roads, the air and other forms of transportation Wednesday morning.
that you need to show up for domestic flights two hours in advance on Wednesday 鈥� three hours for international flights. As always, they say you should check with your airline about individual delays, and bring government-issued ID to the airport.
Other tips from MWAA:
- Print your boarding pass, and pay any baggage fees at home online. And if your boarding pass reads 鈥淭SA Pre,鈥� head to the TSA Pre line.
- Make sure you know the rules for carry-on luggage, so you don鈥檛 get hung up in the security line 鈥� and neither does everyone behind you. The list of prohibited items is ; the size regulations are , and the rules regarding liquids are .
- If you鈥檙e traveling with gifts, wrap them when you get there: Anything that鈥檚 wrapped is subject to inspection, and could be opened.
- If you鈥檙e flying out of Reagan National Airport, you can reserve parking in advance . And if you鈥檙e flying out of Dulles, you can check out the length of the security line .
Steady flow of airline passengers heading out at Reagan for the holiday. 鈥� Nick Iannelli (@Nick91欧美激情)
And don鈥檛 get smug if you鈥檙e flying later: MWAA says that full flights, long lines and loaded carry-on bins will be the norm for Sunday and Monday as everyone heads back home.
Meanwhile, 91欧美激情鈥檚 Kathy Stewart says聽that traffic on Interstate 95 southbound near聽the Dale City rest stop was beginning to get heavy at about 10 a.m., after having been relatively smooth in the early morning.
Traffic starting to stack up by the Dale City I-95 South rest stop
鈥� Kathy Stewart (@KStewart91欧美激情)
The good news is, the Virginia Department of Transportation is suspending highway work zones during the long Thanksgiving holiday.
Lane closures will be lifted on most major roads in Virginia starting at noon on Wednesday and will聽continue through noon Monday.
You can keep up with the traffic situation on our .
Amtrak trains in the Northeast Corridor are running up to about an hour late. You can check the status of individual trains on their .
The weather should be on your side for holiday travel, at least in this area, though NBC Washington meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts says there may be some rough spots nationwide. Read her coast-to-coast forecast .
