Thanksgiving travelers reported smooth flying Wednesday, despite winter weather and lingering effects of the Federal government shutdown.

Celeste Terry landed in Minneapolis after visiting family in the Chicago area. The self-described travel enthusiast says the biggest hiccup was forgetting to refuel her rental car before dropping it off at the airport.

“They charged me, what, $10 a gallon for that. If that's the biggest snaffu, then I guess I'm doing okay,” Terry said.

A week after lifting the unprecedented flight restrictions it placed on commercial airlines during the shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration is anticipating its busiest Thanksgiving in 15 years, with more than 360,000 flights scheduled between Monday and next Tuesday. That’s more than 17.8 million people who will be screened at airports, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday at a news conference that air traffic controller staffing levels have stabilized in time for what he says will be the busiest Thanksgiving on record for travel, while the head of the FAA reassured passengers that they can “fly with confidence” this week.

A winter storm swept through much of Minnesota overnight–leaving three inches of snow at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. Crews worked to clear runways through the morning resulting in only a handful of delays.

“I was concerned about the weather because we don't get a lot of snow in Houston, but that was pretty uneventful. With the shutdown, there was a little bit of anxiety in the upcoming weeks and days, but nothing affected us. Nothing affected us. So we came in and it was totally uneventful,” said Adrian Taylor who flew to Minneapolis his wife to watch their daughter’s volleyball game at the University of Minnesota.

AAA projects 1.3 million more travelers will be on the roads than last year, pushing the total number of people traveling by car to at least 73 million.

Terry offered some advice to travelers who feeling stressed this holiday season.

“I just go with the flow,” she said.