YOUR PATIENCE. IT’S GOING TO BE A BUSY ONE IN TRAVEL IN GENERAL, WE’VE SEEN MORE MORE INTEREST IN IT. IT’S HOT AND IT’S GETTING HOTTER, AND MORE PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING OUT. AND THANKSGIVING IS A VERY OVER THE RIVER, THROUGH THE WOODS TYPE OF HOLIDAY. THE AIRPORT IS GOING TO BE PACKED THIS THANKSGIVING WITH ROUGHLY 300,000 TRAVELERS ARRIVING AND DEPARTING WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. THIS IS A 10% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, SO IT WILL BE A MAJOR TEST AT THE NEW TERMINAL. AIRPORT SPOKESPERSON BOB KULICK SAYS THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING IS GOING TO BE THE BUSIEST FOR DEPARTURES, WITH THIS BEING MANY TRAVELERS FIRST TIME AT THE NEW TERMINAL, HE SAYS TO GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE TO WAIT A BIT. WE’RE ADVISING PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE HERE FOR YOUR FLIGHT TWO HOURS IN ADVANCE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS NEW FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, SO WE WANT TO GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME WITH THE PARKING AND GETTING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT DURING THOSE BUSIEST DAYS. FOR US, AS ALWAYS, THE BUSIEST TIME IS THOSE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN TRIPLE A IS PREDICTING THAT SUNDAY AND MONDAY ARE GOING TO BE THE BUSIEST DAYS TO TRAVEL BACK HOME. FOR NOW, COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY AT
Thanksgiving holiday travel increasing 10% from last year at Pittsburgh International Airport
An airport spokesperson said 300,000 travelers will be in and out of the airport within the next week or so.
Updated: 3:09 PM EST Nov 24, 2025
The new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport is experiencing its first holiday travel rush, with hundreds of thousands of travelers expected.Airport spokesperson Bob Kerlik said that from Nov. 23 to Dec. 1, the airport will see roughly 300,000 travelers arriving and departing from the airport. He says this marks a 10% increase from last year.First time? Here’s your guide to the Pittsburgh airport’s new terminalWednesday morning will be the busiest time for departures. Kerlik advised travelers to arrive two hours in advance to accommodate potential wait times, especially since many will be navigating the terminal for the first time.”This is new for a lot of folks, so you want to give yourself a little bit of extra time with the parking and getting to and from the airport during those busiest days,” Kerlik said. “As always, the busiest time is those early morning hours.”Airport parking options: Where can you park for flights at the new terminal?Kerlik said the airport is prepared for the rush.”Obviously, there will be wait times. This is one of the busiest times of the year for traveling, so folks should expect that when they’re coming in,” he said. “We have lots of customer service reps that are on hand both this week, last week and in the coming weeks. We have extra parking staff that’s on hand to helping people get in and out of the lots, just to make sure people know where they’re going.”Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 are expected to be the busiest days for heading back home after Thanksgiving.
PITTSBURGH —
The new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport is experiencing its first holiday travel rush, with hundreds of thousands of travelers expected.
Airport spokesperson Bob Kerlik said that from Nov. 23 to Dec. 1, the airport will see roughly 300,000 travelers arriving and departing from the airport. He says this marks a 10% increase from last year.
First time? Here’s your guide to the Pittsburgh airport’s new terminal
Wednesday morning will be the busiest time for departures. Kerlik advised travelers to arrive two hours in advance to accommodate potential wait times, especially since many will be navigating the terminal for the first time.
“This is new for a lot of folks, so you want to give yourself a little bit of extra time with the parking and getting to and from the airport during those busiest days,” Kerlik said. “As always, the busiest time is those early morning hours.”
Airport parking options: Where can you park for flights at the new terminal?
Kerlik said the airport is prepared for the rush.
“Obviously, there will be wait times. This is one of the busiest times of the year for traveling, so folks should expect that when they’re coming in,” he said. “We have lots of customer service reps that are on hand both this week, last week and in the coming weeks. We have extra parking staff that’s on hand to helping people get in and out of the lots, just to make sure people know where they’re going.”
Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 are expected to be the busiest days for heading back home after Thanksgiving.