correctly, you re saying stay on vacation. just stay there and ride out the bat weather. it will. clad myers, thank you so much. as americans head into what is expected to be the busiest holiday travel season since before the pandemic, many major airlines are now on a hiring spree trying to bring in enough workers to avoid another wave of operational meltdowns that you may have experienced over the summer. cnn aviation correspondent pete muntean has the story. reporter: airlines have been preparing for the rush at airports with a rush all of their own. hiring thousands of new workers from the front desk to the flight deck. 24-year-old elly gull is about to follow her-n her dad s footsteps as a new commercial pilot. this is one of the best times in history to become a pilot. reporter: she s joining piedmont airlines when operates thousands of regional flights for american airlines. and at the charlotte training