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Record travel expected for Thanksgiving. What to know about 73M hitting the road
Nearly 73 million Americans will drive this Thanksgiving, a 2.6% increase in Florida alone, while flight disruptions from the recent government shutdown impact air travel.
- American Automobile Association projected nearly 82 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles between Tuesday, Nov. 25, and Monday, Dec. 1.
- On Nov. 7, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered airlines to cut flights amid controller shortages and lifted the emergency flight-reduction order on Monday as staffing improved.
- Approximately 90% of travelers will drive, with AAA projecting 4.65 million Floridians on the road, a 2.6% rise from last year and a new Florida record.
- Highways and airports will be stuffed this Thanksgiving, with INRIX predicting peak congestion Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and heavy traffic Sunday; AAA advises morning travel to avoid delays.
- With gasoline averaging $3.06 on Thanksgiving Day, bus, train and cruise travel is expected to rise 8.5% to nearly 2.5 million people.
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After days of uncertainty over possible flight disruptions, the holiday getaway is shaping up to be the busiest on record. Nearly 82 million Americans are expected to travel over Thanksgiving, according to a new forecast from the American Automobile Association (AAA), now that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared airlines to resume normal operations, and millions prepare to hit the roads and skies. A Record Thanksgiving, Driven …
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