THANKSGIVING
TRAVELERS
Thanksgiving
is known as "the most traveled holiday of the year". This year is supposed
to be no exception. Millions of people will travel Thanksgiving weekend,
which will make the busiest travel period of the year very hectic!
During
the holiday weekend, over 20 million people will fly in planes to various
places! Airline companies in the United States are expecting a record
of 19.8 million passengers during the entire 10 days around Thanksgiving.
That number of people is 10% more than the 18 million people who flew
during the Thanksgiving holiday just one year ago.
Trains
are also completely booked! Throughout a normal week, about 410,000
people ride on Amtrak. Amtrak is expecting 525,000 people to ride during
Thanksgiving week, which is an increase of 28%.
Trains
and planes are not the only thing that will be crowded during the holiday
weekend. All types of roads will also be packed. About 28 million people
will be driving at some point during the holiday weekend. The American
Automobile Association predicts that about 33.8 million people will
be traveling over 100 miles. This number is up from the 33.6 million
who traveled last year at this time.
Whether
you are traveling by plane, train, or automobile, we hope you have a
safe Thanksgiving holiday!
