Health officials continue to warn against traveling for
Thanksgiving this year but are people really taking this advice across the U.S.
and in the Hudson Valley?
So far through the air, they're not. TSA has screened nearly
one million Americans each day since last Friday -- the busiest stretch for
airports since March.
Despite the high numbers, air travel is expected to be down
around 50% this year.
As far as driving, AAA predicts nearly 48 million people will take to the roads for the holiday. That's down
more than 4% from last year.
And other means like busses and trains are down 75% from
2019.
Health experts still say the safest way to celebrate this
week is at home with those you already live with. "The safest thing to do
this Thanksgiving is not travel. There are millions of people in airports et
cetera. If you do travel, please look at that CDC website and know how to be
safe," says HHS Assistant Health Secretary Adm. Brett Giroir.
AAA is anticipating at least a 10% decrease in overall
travel, which would be the largest one-year drop since the Great Recession in
2008.