Airport expects 90,000 travelers for Thanksgiving, with a Friday peak
Memphis International Airport’s busiest day likely will be Friday, Nov. 22. (Submitted)
Memphis International starts to get busy on holidays around 4 a.m. because, as a non-hub airport, planes must leave early to get to hubs for transfers.
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MEM Thanksgiving travelJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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