Christmas travel surge now well underway: AAA

[Craig]

ITS THE MONDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND AMERICANS ARE HITTING THE ROADS AND HEADING TO THE AIRPORTS. THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL RUSH IS NOW KICKING INTO HIGH GEAR.
ON THE HEELS OF RECORD THANKSGIVING TRAVEL, AAA PREDICTS AMERICANS WILL SET ANOTHER RECORD THIS CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS. THE AUTO CLUB EXPECTS 119.3 MILLION PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL AT LEAST 50 MILES, BETWEEN THIS PAST SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21ST AND WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1ST. THAT’S ABOUT 3 MILLION MORE THAN LAST YEAR.
AAA SAYS BECAUSE CHRISTMAS FALLS ON A WEDNESDAY, PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING IN DROVES ON BOTH THE WEEKEND BEFORE, AND THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AFTER.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR CHRISTMAS TRAVEL WAS SET BACK IN 2019.
RIGHT NOW, THE WORST TIME TO DRIVE BEFORE CHRISTMAS IS TODAY, FROM ONE PM UNTIL 6 PM, THAT’S WHEN THE ROADS WILL BE MOST CONGESTED.
MEANTIME, THE TSA EXPECTS TO SCREEN ABOUT 40 MILLION PASSENGERS FROM THE TIME PERIOD THAT STARTED LAST THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, THROUGH THURSDAY JANUARY 2ND. THAT WOULD BE A SIX PERCENT JUMP FROM LAST YEAR.
LOOKING AHEAD, THE TSA ANTICIPATES FRIDAY DECEMBER 27TH AND MONDAY DECEMBER 30TH TO BE THE NEXT TWO BUSIEST DAYS FOR FLYING.
DESPITE AIRPORTS BEING JAMMED, AAA EXPECTS ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF HOLIDAY TRAVELERS TO DRIVE TO THEIR DESTINATION OR ROUGHLY 107 MILLION PEOPLE.
ALSO, ABOUT 4-AND-A-HALF MILLION PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL BY OTHER MODES, SUCH AS BUS OR TRAIN, THE HIGHEST IN TWENTY YEARS.
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