The holiday travel rush is well underway and experts are predicting U.S. airports and roadways will be nearly as busy as they were pre-pandemic.
Transportation Producer Sam Sweeney discusses the biggest challenges airlines face and how the omicron variant could impact the holiday travel rush.for Christmas and New Year's, according to AAA, which represents more than 90% of the 2019 pre-pandemic travel record of 119 million.But the airports are bracing for crowds as well. Friday is already estimated to be the third busiest day to fly to your winter getaway, according to travel booking app Hopper, with 2.4 million available seats.
INRIX says drivers in New York City, for example, are"likely" to experience more than three times the delays.Traffic slows down as holiday travel increases on the Harbor Freeway in downtown Los Angeles, on Nov. 24, 2021. Roads are expected to be the most congested the afternoon and evening of Thursday, Dec. 23, the morning and evening of Monday, Dec. 27, and the afternoon and evening of Sunday, Jan. 2
"Early morning travel in general has seen a decrease, likely due to more people working from home," AAA spokesperson Ellen Edmonds told ABC News,"and therefore, leaving early in the morning is the best bet."The Transportation Security Administration is prepared to screen near pre-pandemic travel volumes over the winter holidays with Dec. 23 and Jan. 3 projected to be the busiest days.
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