When Aric Roper and Katalina Sanchez got to Denver International Airport on Friday afternoon, they were ready to see long lines. Instead, they had plenty of time — enough to stop and talk with Denver7 about holiday travel.

“We thought it was gonna be crazy,” laughed Sanchez.

“It was actually pretty smooth,” said Roper.

But their trip almost didn’t happen due to fears over cancellations during the U.S. government shutdown.

“He said we might have to cancel our trip,” said Sanchez.

“It was a lot to think about,” added Roper.

According to Cirium Aviation Analytics , Thanksgiving travel bookings are down about 3 percent nationwide this year.

“The rate at which more people are traveling is starting to slow down, and that could be in part due to the government shutdown and people decidin

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