Monday, November 28, 2011

Video: ?Tis the season for travel



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>>> today, an estimated 42.5 million people traveled away from home for thanks giving are getting back to where they came from, which will make for a busy travel day on the roads and airports. mark potter live at miami international airport . good morning.

>> reporter: good morning to up jenna. pretty quiet here today, but it's a it's expected to build here at miami international airport . today and tomorrow, expected to be heavy. good news, so far no delays have been reported around the country. at this airport specifically, 117,000 people are expected to travel today, a spokesman says that's about the same it was this time last year, the air transport association had predicted a 2% decline in air travel this year, but at a couple of airports we called last night in san francisco and atlanta, we were hearing about slight increases. throughout the country, planes said to be very full. jammed. people are urged to get to the airports early today so they can get through the check in and screening, along with everyone else, jenna.

>> mark, tens of millions traveling on the roads. what can we expect from roadways?

>> reporter: a busy travel day. 90% of travelers are heading home by car. aaa predicts 38 million people will be on the roads, traveling 50 miles or more. up 4% over last year. we don't actually know if that happened. won't know that for several months. after more surveys are done, but what -- what we do know is that as the day progresses, the traffic on the roads is expected to build. a lot of people out there. a lot of troopers. everyone urged to be careful out there.

>> mark potter , thank you very

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