A record Christmas holiday travel rush will begin across the United States on Friday, with roads and airports likely to be crowded with throngs of happy vacationers.
AP report This number will continue to soar into the new year.
Automobile club AAA predicts that more than 119 million people will travel at least 80 miles from their homes between Saturday and New Year's Day, surpassing the previous holiday season record set in 2019. Masu. This is the time when roads and airports are busiest.
Industry group Airlines for America is also predicting record passenger numbers, saying it expects U.S. airlines to carry 54 million passengers in the 19-day period from Thursday to Monday, Jan. 6. Ta. This figure represents a 6% increase over last year.
The airline expects its busiest days to be Friday and Sunday, as well as Dec. 26, Dec. 27 and Dec. 29. Flights are expected to be less crowded on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The slowest day for U.S. air travel this year was Thanksgiving Day by a wide margin.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects to screen 40 million passengers over the holiday period and through January 2nd.
Meanwhile, about 90% of Americans traveling far from their hometowns will be driving during the Christmas holiday travel rush, according to AAA.
“There's a lot of air travel right now, but most people drive to their destination, and that's the same for every holiday,” said Aisha Diaz, a spokeswoman for AAA.
