Holiday travel season is never smooth, especially if the weather is bad. You've got more people flying in a more concentrated amount of time. A new baggage handling system, where agents search everyone's bag by hand, will soon be in effect. But they're not going to make their deadline of December 31. So, in that respect at least, we're going to have an easier time of it this holiday season.

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