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warning passengers to arrive two hours before departure. record number of fliers coupled with heightened airport security will mean longer lines. millions of passengers will pack onto planes starting today to kick off the holiday travel season. from now until december 1st it s estimated a total 25 million people will fly on u.s. airlines. 3% more than last year. this as airports around the country remain on high alert. tsa has to be a lot more thorough because of all these concerns. it s pretty simple mathematics. in the end it s going to take more time to screen each person. and that is going to add up to longer lines. reporter: travelers should expect longer wait times as tsa spends more time inspecting passengers and luggage. expect random checks, hand swabs to test for explosive residue and additional random checks at the gate. even pre-check passengers may be
wants to end the habit they re calling airline shaming. nbc s tom kos lcostello on this have been times have you been last to seat and then if you felt embarrassed sitting in the caboose, some airlines are betting you d pay to avoid feeling the same way again. if it feels like you re being nickelled and dimed every time you buy an airline ticket, you re not alone. i think it s getting more expensive. i go with the cheapest one to buy. reporter: now some passenger rights advocates have a name for an airline markets practice. they call it upselling. reels in customers with promises of low faerls and encouraging them to pay for extras that add up quickly. and they claim delta is among the airlines taking it to a new low. by warning passengers who are about to buy a basic economy seat that they will be the last
encourage them to pay for extras that add up quickly, from better seats to early boarding privileges and they claim delta is among the airlines taking it to a new low. by warning passengers who are about to buy a basic economy seat that they ll be the last to board and the last to access overhead bin space unless they choose to upgrade. critics charge delta is shaming its customers into paying more. airlines especially are trying to upsell you, pay for your bag, extra leg room on your seat and the way to do it is to shame you. the costs add up quickly. earlier boarding, a better seat, extra leg room, can had hundreds more, but a delta spokesperson tells nbc news the company is only providing pricing transparency to its customers. dwoent anyone to select something they did not want to puch, but add row cats say that only goes so far, since airlines
reporter: in emergency rooms across the midwest, frostbite the top concern. with these temperatures, it can set in in just five minutes. is not safe for anyone to be outside for any period of time. reporter: frostbite victims, like this man in chicago, wait too long for help. it wasn t just his hands and feet. he ended up with pneumonia as well. reporter: escaping could be a matter of life and death. alex perez, abc news, milwaukee. great work being done there. meanwhile, thousands of passengers are still stranded as airlines struggle to catch up with the weather-related backlog. jetblue is the most extreme example with the carrier suspending service at four major airports. all flights are expected to resume by 3:00 this afternoon. nearly 10,000 flights have been canceled from saturday through monday. amtrakle is warning passengers that service will be suspended between washington and d.c. and new york city and albany. and things are not much better for drivers. gio ben