CHARLOTTE — What a difference a holiday can make.
After two days of frustrating lines at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, travelers who opted to fly out on Thanksgiving Day were greeted with a much calmer scene.
Channel 9′s Jonathan Lowe took a trip to CLT on Thursday, and it took about eight minutes to get from Wilkinson Boulevard to a parking deck — compare that to Joe Bruno’s 37-minute journey on Tuesday, or Genevieve Curtis’ tip from an airport employee to arrive four hours ahead of time.
>>At 5 p.m. on Channel 9, Lowe shares passengers’ experiences and tips for avoiding headaches while flying around the holidays.
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FlightAware’s Misery Map also paints a better picture for travelers all across the country. Most major airports were seeing minor delays or cancellations on Thursday. The map had CLT at the top of the list for delays on Wednesday.
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