As snowstorms and Arctic air move across the United States, and Sunday and Monday threaten to bring historic numbers of people to the airports, some travelers are switching around their post-Thanksgiving travel plans in hopes of beating the winter weather and crowds.

Ryan Olson told 7NEWS he’s been in Boston for work for months, and said he extended his stay to avoid the holiday rush.

“We could have left before Thanksgiving but we decided to stay so that way we knew the airport would be a little less busy,” said Olson, who will be flying to Georgia.

Others said they shortened their holiday trips, in an effort to beat crowds later this weekend.

When asked why he chose to travel Friday, Michael Dineen said, “Cost. And it’s easier, right? There’s nobody here.”

“Friday’s a little easier a

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