DFW Airport saw one of its busiest Thanksgiving travel days on Tuesday, with smooth operations early on before the FAA issued an afternoon ground delay due to staffing shortages. The slowdown came as more than 328,000 Texans prepared to fly for the holiday.

"I'm excited about seeing my cousins," said Lola Amoia, who was traveling with her mom and brother to Las Vegas. "We don't get to see them a lot; we see them only like twice a year, and so this is kind of just like a tradition we do every year."

The FAA expects to see more than 52,000 flights nationwide on Tuesday, with hundreds of them departing from DFW airport, a large share being operated by DFW-based American Airlines, which says it has 25,000 crew members ready for the hectic week.

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