More than 54 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving according to AAA. That’s a 1.5% increase over 2021 and 98% of pre-pandemic volumes.
“Nearly 49 million people will drive to their Thanksgiving destinations and 4.5 million will fly,” says AAA Nebraska spokesman Brian Ortner. He says more than 1.4 million travelers will go by bus, train, or cruise ship.
Overall, this Thanksgiving is projected to be the third busiest since AAA started tracking holiday travel in 2000. he says Nebraskans are paying about 30 cents per gallon more than this time last year.
Travelers should expect much heavier than normal congestion Monday-Wednesday afternoon and early evening. Traffic will be lighter during the morning and late evening hours and on Thanksgiving Day.
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