Dallas (AP) – People started loading their cars on Thursday and jumping on planes all over the US Memorial Day Weekend started. I as a politics and aging infrastructure of air traffic nation travel industryThe Americans were expected to get into record numbers.
The Auto Club AAA predicted that more than 45 million people – 1.4 million more than last year – would go between Thursday and Monday at least 50 miles from their homes, and the vast majority would be by car. 20 years ago the previous record was set in home travel.
Analysts who have prepared a forecast were not sure when they started research if concerns about the economy It would cause fewer US populations who are planning stays for the unofficial beginning of summer, but it seems that this is not the case, AAA spokesman AIXA Diaz said.
“People still feel quite well in traveling,” Diaz said, adding that some households and individuals may decide to spend less money on their trips.
Temperatures during the holiday weekend will be in contrast to the study – from the heat to most of the south and west to the cooling to most of the Midwest and North -east, said Peter Mullinax, a meteorologist at the Federal Prediction Center for Weather.
“For those who go to the beaches in the middle of the Atlantic-Místa like Ocean City or Jersey Shore, he will feel far from the unofficial excavation of summer,” Mullinax said. “Meanwhile you can go south and in Texas there are places that are 90.
Travelers should remember that they pay attention to serious weather warnings. According to the federal aviation administration, the weather is the main cause of flight delay. Storms, tornadoes and other extreme conditions can also increase more dangerous driving and outdoor persecution.
In New England, unusual May Nor’easter brought Rain, wind and dark sky On Thursday and there is a risk of bringing snow to higher heights. The weekend was expected to rain across parts of the Midwest and south.
As in last year, about 87% of travelers go to their Commemorative day Destination, Aaa said. About 39 million people are expected to make road trips, which Diaz noted that many families consider it easier and cheaper than flying.
“You’re leaving whenever you want,” she said. “You can wrap your car as much as you want, hold on the way.”
Aaa’s Fuel Tracker shows that motorists can expect to pay less for gasoline this year; The average US price on Thursday was about $ 3.20 per gallon of normal gas compared to $ 3.61 a year. According to the last one can also rent a vehicle and stay in the hotel. Consumer price index.
The company for transport -at inrix assumes that the worst holiday will be in the afternoon and evenings. He said that drivers who hit the road on Thursday should leave before 12:00 and those who are planning Friday departures should leave before 11:00
In the Memorial Day itself, the company will predict that the most overloaded time on the road will be 16: 00-19: 00
Transport security administration said that from Thursday to Wednesday expected to test about 18 million passengers and crews at airports. It was expected that flights on Thursday would reach a peak with almost 54,000 scheduled, although the airport should also be Friday, according to FAA.
Air security happened for many passengers after death Collision of midair In January of the passenger and helicopter of the US Army over Washington, DC in recent weeks, delay and cancellation of flight stemming from AN Lack of Airline controller and Equipment failures In a facility that drives aircraft in and out of Newark in New Jersey, the airport also made some people wonder if to get on the plane.
Gary Anderson thought twice before he and his wife booked flights to leave their home in Washington DC to Dallas on Thursday to participate in graduation at the high school of relatives. While flying safety He was “on the back of our mind”, a couple who are both truck drivers, decided not to spend so much time off, Anderson said.
“We’ll try to eat some good food down here and try to cool down and just enjoy graduation,” he said.
Most of the main American airlines said planned to cut down Their planned domestic flights this summer, with an outflow in the economy passengers reserving trips to leisure. Bank of America announced this month that its credit card customers spend less On years and accommodation.
In 2024, Friday before Memorial Day was among the record days for the number of passengers of airlines screened at American airports. AAA did not expect any records to receive during this holiday weekend.
But analysis of the Cirium ticket providers purchased through online travel sites for the Memorial Day weekend found that compared to last year’s 6% more reservation for nearly twenty US airports.
Dannielle Clinton, 28, arrived at Love Field in Dallas on Thursday morning from Chicago. She came to the city to celebrate her birthday with her mother and twin living in Dallas, and friends who also flew.
The American Industry Traveling and Tourism will be watching and weeks to see what could be in the summer season. Tourism experts warned that anger on the tariffs and rhetoric of Trump’s administration and concern Tourist detention on the American borderthey made Citizens of some other countries Less interest in traveling to the US
National statistical agency Canada Last week, he announced that the population who participates in the USA from the US in April, compared to the same month earlier, while the return trips dropped by 35%.
In Texas, reservations for daily passages and camping places were filled before the weekend, said Tara Humphreys, director of interpretation with state parks in Texas. Stargazing parties were among the events planned in parks throughout the state.
Strengthened by his entertainment parks and a nearby cruise port, Orlando in Florida, and at the weekend he finished a list of the most popular home destinations AAA. The latest amusement park in the city, Epic Universe UniversalOpen on Thursday.
Long weekends are a good time to jump into a short flight to a big city, said Hayley Berg, chief economist at Hopper. She said the best search for the weekend included New York, Miami and Las Vegas.
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