Boston’s Logan Airport seeing smoother travel than roads as millions return from Thanksgiving holiday

BOSTON – Traffic was backed up around Massachusetts Sunday as millions returned from their Thanksgiving holiday, though Boston’s Logan Airport appeared to be faring better.

According to AAA, 79.9 million Americans are traveling this Thanksgiving weekend.

Terminal A at Logan was relatively empty Sunday evening with a small line for security. The TSA was anticipating Sunday to be the busiest travel day of the year and they were expecting to screen around 3 million people at airports nationwide.

An agent at Logan told WBZ-TV the majority of people did go through the airport earlier in the day, with lines going out the door. That’s why travelers said they arrived early, just in case.

“We were at the Patriots game, so we left like the fourth quarter, like early, to get here in advance,” said one woman. 

While Logan was quieter Sunday evening, the roads were still bumper to bumper traffic.