Industry expert warns Thanksgiving flights could be 'unsafe' as record number of travelers prepare for takeoff

"Clearly…we're not flying right now. The only missions that we're doing are quiet skies missions, and those are missions that are following the January 2021 people," she continued, meaning a group in the industry are dedicated to following those who flew to the U.S. Capitol region around the time of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, regardless of whether they were present at the Capitol.

"We're either on the border for illegal immigrants or we're following folks from January 2021. We're not doing our regular missions where we're out there looking for the bad guys. So right now, on most flights, you're not going to have air marshals." -- More...