The official Memorial Day holiday travel period begins today in what's expected to be one of the busiest crunches since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
That figure is 7.7% higher than last year, and roughly a one-half percentage point increase from 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
year, demand for flights is skyrocketing, and this Memorial Day weekend could be the busiest at airports since 2005.” Nationally, the Auto Club predicted that 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home over the holiday weekend, up 7% from last year but 1% below the number from 2019.
The transportation data-analysis service INRIX predicts that Friday will be the busiest day on the roads nationally.
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