TODAY: 1.3 million Massachusetts residents are expected to fly or drive to their Thanksgiving destination, a volume that rivals pre-pandemic levels.
Nationally, AAA expects nearly 55 million Americans will travel 50 or more miles over the Thanksgiving holiday. Locally, AAA-Northeast expect 1.3 million Bay Staters to fly or drive to their destination.An FAA traffic manager told NBC News that new airspace that’s recently opened up on the East Coast will allow for more planes to fly this week.For this holiday though, the majority of people will be traveling by car.
“Our projections indicate that we should be at about 98-99% of where we were in 2019, so statistically speaking, we’re back to pre-pandemic times in terms of volume," AAA spokesperson Mark Shieldrop said."And we’re already seeing pretty busy roadways out there, the airports were pretty busy all weekend, the TSA gate numbers indicated that people are definitely traveling.
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