From the roadways to the airways, AAA is expecting a record-setting holiday travel season.
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The two weekends on either side of Christmas look to be some of the most crowded times on the road and at airports.Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better dash: it’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S.Trade group Airlines for America also foresees record travel, saying it expected U.S. airlines to carry 54 million passengers during a 19-day period that started Thursday and ends Monday, Jan. 6.
Boston, New York City, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., are the metropolitan areas primed for the greatest delays, according to the company.Because the holiday travel period lasts weeks, airports and airlines typically have smaller peak days than they do during the rush around Thanksgiving, but the grind of one hectic day followed by another takes a toll on flight crews.
Only the largest airlines, including American, Delta, and United, have “interline agreements” that let them put stranded customers on another carrier’s flights.Many flights during the holidays are sold out, which makes cancellations even more disruptive than during slower periods, according to reports.
“They will put you on the next outgoing Spirit or Frontier flight, but that could be a while from now. Sometimes waiting three days for that next flight is not going to work for you,” and paying more to rebook on a big airline might be worthwhile, French said. AAA advises travelers to “continue with their holiday plans, even if the shutdown materializes,” spokesperson Diaz said. “Airport operations will continue as normal, but perhaps run a bit slower than usual, so travelers should be aware of that.”“While our personnel have prepared to handle high volumes of travelers and ensure safe travel, an extended shutdown could mean longer wait times at airports,” TSA spokesman Carter Langston said in a statement.
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