LAFAYETTE PARISH (LAFAYETTE) — Anticipation filled Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) on Wednesday as travelers from across the country arrived to reunite with family ahead of Thanksgiving.

Many passengers said they were eager to touch down and head straight into holiday traditions.

“She just flew in. About to pick her up and go shopping, I guess,” one man said while waiting near baggage claim.

Others had family plans already mapped out.

“We’re coming to see my brother Jean,” one traveler said.

“Coming to visit my parents — both of them live here in Lafayette,” another added.

From the Bay Area to New York City, Georgia to Washington, D.C. — many said all roads lead to Lafayette for the holiday season.

But getting home during one of the busiest travel periods of the year can come with

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