Weather complicating holiday travel
Weather complicating holiday travel — Heavy rain and high wind gusts didn’t do anything to help throngs of travelers making their way to be with family and friends for Thanksgiving, as airports reported delays and traffic jams clogged major thoroughfares. (AP)
Retailers begin shopping on Thanksgiving — A traditional day of feasting with family could turn into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers plan to offer more options — both online and in stores — than ever this Thanksgiving. (AP)
Turkeys try to catch train out of N.J. — Some wild turkeys, it appears, were trying to get out of New Jersey before Thanksgiving Day. A spokesman for the NJ Transit said train officials reported a dozen or so wild turkeys waiting on a station platform in Ramsey, about 20 miles northwest of New York City, on Wednesday afternoon. The line travels to Suffern, N.Y. (AP)
Balloons fly low at Thanksgiving parade — Strong gusts and intermittent rain swirled over Manhattan early Thursday but Big Bird and Snoopy stayed on track — albeit a slightly lower one — to please fans in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. (AP)
Airlines must improve customer service — The U.S. airline industry needs to do a better job of providing timely information about flight delays and in handling bumped passengers, an internal government watchdog said as the busy Thanksgiving travel period got underway. (AP)
NWA baggage handlers briefly stop working — Baggage handlers for Northwest Airlines Corp. stopped working briefly in its Detroit and Minneapolis hubs on Wednesday in a dispute over who will clean airplanes, a union official said. (AP)
Holiday getaway a mess in L.A. County — A big-rig truck crash a couple of miles from LAX closed the southbound 405 Freeway for hours Wednesday, adding to traffic woes and flummoxing travelers on their way out of town for the Thanksgiving weekend. (The Los Angeles Times) (Registration required.)
Some Northeast ski areas opening — A week after record-setting warm temperatures forced most northern New England ski areas to postpone opening, several opened or made plans to debut for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. (AP)
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