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>> reporter: the tsa says more than 2 million people passed through airport checkpoints saturday. the number of flyers close to pre-pandemic levels. >> those lines are going to take longer. add to that lingering staffing shortages and you have a recipe for long lines and delays. >> reporter: the vaccination mandate for federal workers taking effect tomorrow, sparking fears of airline and airport staffing shortages. but today transportation secretary pete buttigieg confident that holiday travelers will not be impacted. >> the deadline tomorrow, that's not a cliff. people aren't getting immediat...

Missing a key ingredient. she stopped to fill up her gas tank. after being cooped occupy last year, a lot of people have decided to get out of dodge for the holiday. when betty finally gets to the pump, she's not pleased with the price, because the national average price of gas is $3.41 a gallon, up from $2.12 a year ago. well, as betty leaves the gas station, she gets a call from her brother in california, whose flight is already delayed because of a tsa worker shortage at the airport. he was supposed to bring her a bottle of betty's favorite napa valley pino noir, which pairs perfectly with ...

Meltdowns and canceling thousands of flights this year, spirit, american and southwest say they're ready. southwest and american even offering incentives to employees to work over the holidays though, employee response has been skeptical. american pilots rejected the offer. >> this is the new normal air traffic has more than doubled from a year ago today and at the same time, airlines were asking staff to retire. it's not as easy as pulling them back from retirement there are systemic issues going on. throw in the coming storm on the east coast and airline delays could quickly start to mount b...

Much as possible. >> reporter: aaa estimates more than 53 million thanksgiving travelers this year. a 13% increase from 2020 and the highest single-year jump since 2005. even with gas prices averaging $3.41 a gallon over $1 more than last year, the vast majority of americans will be driving to their destinations. with wednesday afternoon expected to hit peak congestion. but friday marked one of the busiest days for passenger traffic at l.a.x. with air travel approaching pre-pandemic levels airport officials say arrive early and be patient. >> the level of unruly behavior is much higher than i'...

>> going to be a lot of people now. i think it is going to be a shocker. >> reporter: after suffering operational melt downs, cancelling thousands of flights, spirit, american, southwest say they're ready. southwest and american offering incentives for employees to work the holidays, though response has been skeptical. >> this is the new normal. air traffic is more than double from a year ago today. at the same time, airlines were asking staff to retire. it is not easy as pulling them back from retirement. there are systemic issues going on. >> reporter: throw in the coming storm on the east c...