Originally Posted by alex0683de
This is only partly true. Since everyone else has that exact same idea as well, flights are always packed and the airports are a complete zoo. The days around Thanksgiving are some of the busiest travel days of the year in the US, right up there with Christmas.
Domestic flights are packed but not true for international. Airlines in the past have even offered very discounted business class for flying international during this period.
Depending where you are flying from the airport may even have an international terminal that is separate from the domestic terminals.
Jerrie and I went for 5 thanksgivings to Europe* on the cheap and unless one of our children gets around to inviting us pretty soon we just might make it six.
*oneworld considers the middle east to be in Europe