From SFGate: Airports almost empty day before Thanksgiving.
Bay Area airports were eerily empty for much of what traditionally has been among the busiest travel days of the year.
Traditions appeared to die a swifter death this year than many a turkey. Travel costs money, something a lot of people don't have right now.
"There's nobody here," said Deborah Vainieri, who was waiting at San Francisco International Airport with her husband, Humberto, for a flight to Portland.
In a plot to beat the crowds, the Vainieris had arrived at the airport four hours early. They walked right up to the check-in machine and were done in less than a minute. Then, at 1:02 p.m., they walked to the main Terminal 3 security line and found themselves all alone.
There was nobody in line ahead of them, not a single person.
"Now what do we do?" said Humberto. "We have four hours to kill."
Welcome to deflation, folks!
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I saw this in person. It was quite refreshing not having to dodge cars. On the downside, the security people had little to do and were being more of a pain in the butt. There aren't as many cars on the road or people at restaurants but 8am traffic has increased. I guess everyone is trying to look good at work these days.
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