Holiday travel off to smooth start at BWI as passengers prepare to fly to destination

BALTIMORE – AAA says around 2.3 million Marylanders will hit the roads and the skies over the next 10 days. This time last year, airports were chaotic. The holiday meltdown led to more than 16,000 flight cancellations and left 2 million passengers stranded. As many get set to fly to their holiday destinations before Christmas, Caroline Foreback was at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport on Thursday to gauge how traveling is going so far. With just days until Christmas Eve, great weather and minimal delays have provided passengers with a smooth start. People who were expecting long lines on Thursday told WJZ they were pleasantly surprised. However, that could change the closer was get to Christmas. Some travelers said they are…