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This week is all about giving thanks, but one thing people aren't grateful for is having to travel.

Thanksgiving week is one of the busiest travel periods of the year, both on the road and at airports. This year, Thanksgiving air travel is set to break records as 31 million people are expected to fly.

My best piece of advice would be to avoid traveling altogether — that's what I'm doing — but I realize that's not helpful at this stage in the game.

So I called on a real expert, my fantastic colleague and BI's senior aviation reporter, Taylor Rains, to offer some last-minute advice.

Dan: It looks like Mother Nature might cause some issues this year.

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