Amtrak Shows Airlines How It's Done With Pre-emptive Thanksgiving Change To Its Most Popular Route

Thanksgiving travel volumes continue to climb each year across road, rail, and air, and this year is no different, even as airlines grapple with widespread delays and cancellations due to the government shutdown. The previous shutdown, spanning Christmas 2018 through late January 2019, led to significant flight delays and cancellations as TSA screeners and air traffic controllers struggled to maintain operations.

This year, despite the possibility of Thanksgiving travel disruptions due to the ongoing government shutdown , Amtrak is boosting service across the Northeast Corridor by adding cars and expanding capacity on its busiest route to handle the Thanksgiving rush between Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston from November 25 to 30. The newly launched NextGen Ac