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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Launches Starship Again Next Week—Here’s What To Know About Rocket’s 6th Test FlightThanksgiving travel by air, boat and car is expected to hit pre-pandemic levels and break records across the board, AAA, with 79.9 million people expected to venture more than 50 miles away from home between the Tuesday before and Monday after the holiday.Almost 2 million more people are expected to travel this year than last, with 71.7 million going by car and 5.8 million by air .
Car travel is expected to overtake pre-pandemic levels—70.6 million people drove to their Thanksgiving destinations in 2019, AAA reports. Lower gas prices have been cited as one potential reason for the 1.7 million more people expected to travel by car this year—the national average was $3.26 for a gallon of gas around Thanksgiving 2023, compared to $3.07Almost 6 million people are expected to fly domestically, up 11% from 2019 and 2% from 2023 despite a 3% increase in ticket prices in the last year .
The remaining 2.3 million people expected to travel this Thanksgiving week will do so by buses, cruises and trains, with cruise bookings up more than 20% compared to 2023. Next Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons are the worst time to travel by car, AAA reported, with road congestion also expected almost all day Sunday, particularly after 1 p.m.: We’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to 335-0739 or sign up here.
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