Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Charlotte's airport is organizing a gift card donation drive to support TSA employees working without pay due to the partial government shutdown, which has left agents going on six weeks without a paycheck. CLT officials said they will accept grocery and gas gift cards with a maximum value of $20.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport says it has no indication that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be sent to the airport, following a nationwide deployment that began Monday.

Airport workers rallied in the rain Thursday morning near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, demanding changes in the American Airlines agreement.

Peak holiday travel is almost here, and Charlotte Douglas International Airport officials are expecting a busy travel season, but significantly less busy than last year.