Thanksgiving 2021: Phoenix airport is packed with travelers

Travelers make their way down and up the escalator from the gates to baggage claim at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Travelers make their way down and up the escalator from the gates to baggage claim at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Lines begin to form at the Southwest ticketing area inside Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Travelers get dropped off to fly on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

A Southwest plane makes its way from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

A Delta plane makes its way from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

A Delta plane makes its way from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

A Southwest plane taxis away from its gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Halle Perry hugs her brother Anderson Perry as her father Anthony Perry looks on at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Halle was making her way home for Thanksgiving from Texas on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Travelers hustle their way to their gates in Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Passengers arrive at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Travelers make their way down and up the escalator from the gates to baggage claim at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Travelers leave their gates at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Travelers make their way up to the gates among the holiday decor at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Passengers arrive at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

A Southwest plane taxis away from its gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving on Nov. 24, 2021, in Phoenix.

An American Airlines plane makes its way from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

A Delta plane makes its way from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

An American Airlines plane makes its way from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Lines begin to stack up as Thanksgiving travelers make their way to their ticketing agents at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Lines begin to stack up as Thanksgiving travelers make their way to their ticketing agents at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Cars make their way to the arrivals and departures quick drop at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Travelers make their way down and up the escalator from the gates to baggage claim at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

A strike has closed restaurants at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport over the Thanksgiving weekend on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Travelers check in for tickets before departing to their gates on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.

Travelers make their way down and up the escalator from the gates to baggage claim at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 23, 2021, in Phoenix.