Storm might add to Thanksgiving travel woes
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Congested highways and long security lines are likely to be part of the journey for many of the millions of Americans who are taking to the roads and skies for Thanksgiving. AAA, the automobile club, expects more than 38 million Americans to travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a 2.7 percent increase from last year.
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Thanksgiving weekend travelers crowded airports, bus and train stations and highways Wednesday, putting up with tight security and bad weather that included heavy snow in the nation's midsection, rain in the Northeast and thunderstorms in the South.
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A storm off the West Coast will move southeast on Wednesday, bringing heavy precipitation and strong winds. Snow accumulations could exceed a foot in the mountains above 4,000 feet, and winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph were expected.
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Increases in air and auto travel should push Thanksgiving travel volumes above pre-9/11 levels. It is estimated that 37.2 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, up 3.1 percent from last year&#39;s 36.1 million travelers.
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Washington-area residents can expect to stand in long lines at airports or sit in traffic jams on major highways this week as hundreds of thousands head out of town for Thanksgiving.
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Days of bad weather, a computer malfunction and sick airline employees put tens of thousands of travelers in holiday limbo Saturday, with Comair canceling all its flights and US Airways trying to reconnect thousands of pieces of luggage with their owners.
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If you've flown this past spring and summer, you've probably noticed more packed flights. Hate to tell you this, but with two major holidays approaching -- Thanksgiving and Christmas -- expect more of the same.
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As the giant Snoopy and Big Bird balloons began to inflate Wednesday, forecasts for powerful wind gusts threatened to keep them grounded during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade instead of floating through the corridors of Manhattan.
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Higher gasoline prices, hotel rates and air fares aren&#39;t expected to deter travelers this Thanksgiving. Instead, a record number of people will be on the road and in the air this year, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.
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Travelers faced weather delays across the US as they took to the highways and airways today to begin what industry experts say will be the biggest Thanksgiving travel weekend since 2000.
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Even as a deadly snowstorm loosened its grip on the upper Midwest, officials warned that holiday travelers still faced treacherous roadways Monday.
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Traditionally, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year, and the American Automobile Association expected travel this year to hit pre-Sept.
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More snow is expected to fall in parts of England which could lead to further disruption for travellers.
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Millions of Americans began their annual dash home for the Thanksgiving holidays Wednesday, with more travelers expected to take to the roads, skies and train tracks this year than last.
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UNDATED It&#39;s expected to be another busy day at the nation&#39;s airports and highways as (m) millions of Americans return home following the long Thanksgiving holiday.
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The large winter storm that socked much of the Midwest snarled the operations of the nation&#39;s three largest package shippers on Thursday, throwing holiday gift package deliveries into disarray.
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Thanksgiving travelers might face long security lines at Logan and other airports, as a rush of travelers is expected to collide with new security rules recently implemented by the Transportation Security Administration.