Record-breaking holiday travel

Americans are hitting the roads, rails, and skies in numbers not seen since before the pandemic during the Memorial Day weekend.
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THAT DEADLINE APPROACHES. BUT WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE BUT WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE RECORD-BREAKING HOLIDAY TRAVEL. RECORD-BREAKING HOLIDAY TRAVEL. MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HITTING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HITTING THE ROADS AND SKIES FOR THE LONG THE ROADS AND SKIES FOR THE LONG MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BEER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BEER NUMBERS NOT SEEN SINCE BEFORE NUMBERS NOT SEEN SINCE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. THE PANDEMIC. THE TSA TRACKING MORE THAN THE TSA TRACKING MORE THAN 2.7 MILLION TRAVELERS ON FRIDAY, 2.7 MILLION TRAVELERS ON FRIDAY, THAT IS THE HIGHEST VOLUME SINCE THAT IS THE HIGHEST VOLUME SINCE THANKSGIVING OF 2019. THANKSGIVING OF 2019. LONG LINES ACROSS THE NATION'S LONG LINES ACROSS THE NATION'S AIRPORTS, BUT CANCELLATIONS AIRPORTS, BUT CANCELLATIONS APPEAR TO BE AT A MINIMUM. APPEAR TO BE AT A MINIMUM. DELTA AND AMERICAN AIRLINES DELTA AND AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTING NO CANCELLATIONS ON REPORTING NO CANCELLATIONS ON FRIDAY, AND UNITED, JUST 2%. FRIDAY, AND UNITED, JUST 2%. AND TRAVELERS ARE HITTING THE AND TRAVELERS ARE HITTING THE ROADS IN RECORD NUMBERS, AS ROADS IN RECORD NUMBERS, AS WELL. WELL. AAA ESTIMATING MORE THAN AAA ESTIMATING MORE THAN 37 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE 37 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE DRIVING 50 MILES OR MORE FROM DRIVING 50 MILES OR MORE FROM HOME. HOME. THAT IS A 6% INCREASE COMPARED THAT IS A 6% INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. TO LAST YEAR. AND SOME GOOD NEWS FOR DRIVERS, AND SOME GOOD NEWS FOR DRIVERS, WITH GAS PRICES LOWER THAN A WITH GAS PRICES LOWER THAN A YEAR AGO. YEAR AGO. ABCs ALLEN LOPEZ LEADING US ABCs ALLEN LOPEZ LEADING US OFF FROM ATLANTA. OFF FROM ATLANTA. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, TSA >> Reporter: TONIGHT, TSA RECORDING ITS HIGHEST CHECKPOINT RECORDING ITS HIGHEST CHECKPOINT VOLUME OF THE YEAR ON FRIDAY, VOLUME OF THE YEAR ON FRIDAY, WITH MORE THAN 2.7 MILLION WITH MORE THAN 2.7 MILLION TRAVELERS HITTING THE SKIES IN A TRAVELERS HITTING THE SKIES IN A SINGLE DAY. SINGLE DAY. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE TRAVELING >> A LOT OF PEOPLE TRAVELING THIS YEAR COMPARISON TO LAST THIS YEAR COMPARISON TO LAST YEAR APPEARED TO BE DUE FRIDAY, YEAR APPEARED TO BE DUE FRIDAY, OF PASSENGERS BREAKING PREPEND OF PASSENGERS BREAKING PREPEND THYMIC RECORDS, IN NUMBERS NOT THYMIC RECORDS, IN NUMBERS NOT SEEN SINCE 2019. SEEN SINCE 2019. >> I AM SO STRESSED ABOUT THE >> I AM SO STRESSED ABOUT THE LINE RIGHT NOW. LINE RIGHT NOW. TWO HOURS, LOOKING, THAT IS TWO HOURS, LOOKING, THAT IS LONG, BUT I WILL MAKE IT. LONG, BUT I WILL MAKE IT. >> Reporter: NEARLY >> Reporter: NEARLY 3.4 MILLION PEOPLE EXPECTED TO 3.4 MILLION PEOPLE EXPECTED TO TAKE TO THE SKIES OVER THE TAKE TO THE SKIES OVER THE HOLIDAY, UP 11% FROM 2022 AND HOLIDAY, UP 11% FROM 2022 AND 5.4% FROM 2019. 5.4% FROM 2019. THE UNOFFICIAL START OF THE THE UNOFFICIAL START OF THE SUMMER ALREADY TAKING OFF, WITH SUMMER ALREADY TAKING OFF, WITH PACKED AIRPORTS ACROSS THE PACKED AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. COUNTRY. THE HOLIDAY SCRAMBLE IS ON, TSA THE HOLIDAY SCRAMBLE IS ON, TSA LINES STRETCHING ALL THE WAY TO LINES STRETCHING ALL THE WAY TO THE ATRIUM. THE ATRIUM. HERE IN ATLANTA, WE CAN SEE MORE HERE IN ATLANTA, WE CAN SEE MORE THAN 2 MILLION PASSENGERS UP THAN 2 MILLION PASSENGERS UP UNTIL MAY 31ST. UNTIL MAY 31ST. ON FRIDAY, DELTA AND ON FRIDAY, DELTA AND AMERICAN AIRLINES SAW ZERO AMERICAN AIRLINES SAW ZERO CANCELLATIONS. CANCELLATIONS. UNITED, 2%. UNITED, 2%. AND IT IS NOT JUST THE SKIES AND IT IS NOT JUST THE SKIES BEING A FLURRY OF TRAFFIC. BEING A FLURRY OF TRAFFIC. THIS WEEKEND, MORE THAN THIS WEEKEND, MORE THAN 37 MILLION ARE HITTING THE 37 MILLION ARE HITTING THE ROADS. ROADS. THAT IS ABOUT 2 MILLION MORE THAT IS ABOUT 2 MILLION MORE THAN LAST YEAR. THAN LAST YEAR. >> I HAVE A LOT OF TRAVEL PLANS >> I HAVE A LOT OF TRAVEL PLANS FOR THE SUMMER, AND NEED TO FOR THE SUMMER, AND NEED TO TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND, WITH ALL TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND, WITH ALL THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE, AND I'LL THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE, AND I'LL LEAVE ON A DAY WHEN IT IS NOT SO LEAVE ON A DAY WHEN IT IS NOT SO BUSY AND COME HOME WHEN IT IS BUSY AND COME HOME WHEN IT IS NOT SO BUSY, EITHER. NOT SO BUSY, EITHER. >> Reporter: AND WHAT EXPERTS >> Reporter: AND WHAT EXPERTS SAY IF YOU ARE HITTING THE ROAD SAY IF YOU ARE HITTING THE ROAD ON MONDAY, TRY TO AVOID HEADING ON MONDAY, TRY TO AVOID HEADING OUT BETWEEN NOON AN

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