Thanksgiving travel

National

Record number of people expected to travel for Thanksgiving

6:11pm November 18, 2024

Nearly 80 million people are expected to travel by car, plane and train for Thanksgiving, according to AAA, thanks to lower gas prices and demand for other modes of travel like cruises.

United Air Lines planes line up along the busy Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on the eve of Thanksgiving on November 23, 2022.

National

A strained U.S. aviation system braces for a record-setting week of holiday travel

1:20pm November 20, 2023

by Joel Rose

Records are likely to fall as millions of Americans take to the skies for Thanksgiving. Federal regulators say they're working to keep the system safe after a troubling report from outside experts.

Unclaimed baggage wells up between carousels for passengers arriving on Southwest Airlines flights at Denver International Airport late Sunday, Oct. 10, in Denver.

National

Flying for Thanksgiving? Expect packed planes, unruly passengers and cancellations

10:02am November 14, 2021

by David Schaper

Millions of Americans are returning to the skies this holiday season. Crowded airports, staffing shortages, bad weather and disruptive passengers all could make the experience miserable.

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With coronavirus cases surging and more than 250,000 dead, the CDC is recommending people not travel for Thanksgiving. And doctors worry the holiday could be a superspreader event.

Health & Safety

A Doctor's Thanksgiving Plea: Stay Home And Stay Safe

8:12pm November 19, 2020

by Elisabeth Poorman

With COVID-19 cases surging and more than 250,000 dead, the CDC is recommending people not travel for Thanksgiving. And doctors worry the holiday could be a superspreader event.

College students are preparing to travel home for thanksgiving, but the coronavirus is making things complicated. Epidemiologists say there are things families can to do reduce the risk of infection.

A College Student Is Coming Home. Should The Whole Family Wear Masks?

2:15pm November 14, 2020

Young adults are preparing to travel home for Thanksgiving, but the coronavirus is making things complicated. Epidemiologists say there are things families can to do reduce the risk of infection.

National

Storm Systems Crashing Across Country Turn Post-Holiday Travel Into A Slog

8:18am December 01, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Winter storms that already blasted the Rockies and plains are moving on to the Great Lakes and northeast, while gusty rainstorms move ashore from the Pacific.

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In Chicago, the Kennedy Expressway is clogged with cars as rush-hour commuters and Thanksgiving holiday travelers mix on Wednesday — one of the busiest travel days of the year.

National

Unwanted Sides Of Rain, Cold And Snow Could Complicate Thanksgiving Travel

12:21pm November 21, 2018

by Amy Held

AAA predicts some 54 million Americans will travel during the days around Thanksgiving. Unseasonable weather could cause headaches.

Morgan Griffin, 20 (left), and his brother, Eric Crandell, 12, browse their mobile devices as they wait to board the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train bound for Santa Barbara, Calif., at Union Station in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Snow and rain in the East sn

National

Holiday Travel Snarls Look To Be Easing

11:00am November 27, 2014

by Scott Neuman

AAA says some 46 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles for Thanksgiving — the largest number since 2007.

People walk through falling snow Wednesday at a rest stop on Interstate 95 outside Baltimore, in Aberdeen, Md.

Messy Winter Storm Snarls Thanksgiving Travel

9:46pm November 26, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Hub airports in the middle of the country are choked with delays, while a tenth of the flights at some Northeast airports aren't taking off at all. Meanwhile, drivers are navigating slushy roads.