This Memorial Day weekend is projected to break travel records as nearly 3 million passengers board flights Friday and millions more take to the roads.
travel records as nearly 3 million passengers board flights Friday and millions more take to the roads for their holiday weekend plans.expects to screen over 18 million passengers and crew between May 23 and May 29. This is an increase of 6.4% compared to the same period last year.
“We haven’t seen Memorial Day weekend travel numbers like these in almost 20 years,” said Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA Travel, in a. “We’re projecting an additional one million travelers this holiday weekend compared to 2019, which not only means we’re exceeding pre-pandemic levels but also signals a very busy summer travel season ahead.”
With Thursday and Friday expected to be the busiest days on the road, transportation analytics company INRIX is encouraging drivers to leave before 11 a.m. those days or wait until evening to avoid the worst traffic.
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