Chicago's airports are bracing for a surge in holiday travelers, with O'Hare International Airport projected to see record-breaking passenger numbers. The busiest travel day is expected to be Monday, December 25th, with over 243,000 passengers passing through.
Chicago Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S. More than 3 million passengers are expected to travel through Chicago's O'Hare and Midway International Airports through Jan. 2, the Chicago Department of Aviation said, with Monday expected to be the busiest day at O'Hare.Airlines project O'Hare will see 243,000 passengers pass through the airport Monday, the CDA said.
According to officials, that's a seven percent increase over the busiest holiday travel day in 2023. Photos and video from the airport early Monday morning showed lines at security and ticket counters already backing up. The CDA projects Sunday, Dec. 29 to be the busiest day at Midway, when more than 51,000 people will pass through the airport. Flight traffic is expected to be light on both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The slowest U.S. air-travel day this year — by a wide margin — was Chicago announces return of New Year's Eve fireworks show to ring in 2025 The auto club AAA predicts that more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home through New Year’s Day, which would top the previous holiday-season high set in 2019. According to AAA, the heaviest holiday traffic day for Chicago has already passed, as Sunday, Dec. 22 was predicted to be the day with the most cars on the road. Still, transportation data company INRIX recommends drivers avoid traveling during peak commuting hours the holiday week. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly 'If schedules allow, leave bright and early or after the evening commute,' INRIX transportation analyst Bob Pishue said in a release. According to INRIX, the worst time to travel by car in the U.S. Monday will be between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Minimal traffic is expected on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, INRIX sai
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