Heavy U.S. weekend travel expected
The upcoming U.S. Memorial Day weekend will see busier highways and even busier airports with a surge in traveling to mark the beginning of summer.
The American Automobile Association estimates 37 million motorists will travel 50 miles or more from home, a 2 percent increase from last year. The increase is noteworthy in light of a CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll released Thursday that found 59 percent of respondents reported suffering financial hardship because of high prices at the gas pumps
Air travel is expected to surge as well, Federal Aviation Administration officials said.
At the Aviation Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee Thursday, FAA officials said the nation's air traffic has rebounded to pre-Sept. 11, 2001, levels.
Projected delay hot spots for the weekend include Philadelphia, New York City-La Guardia; Newark, N.J., Washington-Dulles; Atlanta, Ga., and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The American Automobile Association estimates 37 million motorists will travel 50 miles or more from home, a 2 percent increase from last year. The increase is noteworthy in light of a CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll released Thursday that found 59 percent of respondents reported suffering financial hardship because of high prices at the gas pumps
Air travel is expected to surge as well, Federal Aviation Administration officials said.
At the Aviation Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee Thursday, FAA officials said the nation's air traffic has rebounded to pre-Sept. 11, 2001, levels.
Projected delay hot spots for the weekend include Philadelphia, New York City-La Guardia; Newark, N.J., Washington-Dulles; Atlanta, Ga., and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Source: Big News Network
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