Summary:

– FAA schedules 360,000 flights during Thanksgiving week.

– OKC airport sees steady holiday traffic and LSU surge.

– AAA projects record road travel with lowest gas prices in U.S.

The Federal Aviation Administration is experiencing its busiest Thanksgiving in 15 years — with more than 360,000 flights scheduled between Nov. 24 and Dec. 2 — just a week after lifting the flight restrictions placed on commercial airlines during the shutdown.

More than 17.8 million people will be screened at U.S. airports, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a news conference Monday that air traffic controller staffing levels have stabilized in time for what he says will be the busiest Thanksgiving on record for travel.

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