CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: Thanksgiving is Thursday, but for many, the travel crunch is already in full swing, especially in our capital, the nation's capital, where Bruce Alan from WTOP Radio is joining us from. Bruce, are you feeling the pinch yet?</s>BRUCE ALAN, WTOP RADIO: Well, you know, it's just going to get started this week. So, I have to say, early this morning, it's not a pinch yet, but it's going to get that way as we go into the week. Traditionally, it's been Wednesday and Sunday, the big travel days, but that Wednesday departure really has spread out a little bit. The last couple of years, Tuesday has been pretty busy at the airports of Thanksgiving week also, and this Thanksgiving weekend, there should be more people flying than any other weekend or travel period since the September 11 attacks. So, with a whole, new crew of federal security screeners at the airports, it could be an interesting experience.</s>CALLAWAY: Yes. And you know what's really going to be a mess is when they all head home on Sunday.</s>ALAN: Well, that's just it. Everybody spreads out the departure, but they all come back on Sunday. So, the Sunday crunch, especially late in the day, is horrible. Traveling Thanksgiving weekend is not for sissies. You need patience. And you know, get there a few minutes earlier, a half-an-hour earlier than you may ordinarily would have, you'll save yourself a little hassle at the end, too.</s>CALLAWAY: Yes, especially if you miss your plane. What a mess. All right, Bruce, thank you very much.</s>ALAN: OK, Catherine.</s>CALLAWAY: Bruce Alan with WTOP in Washington. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
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