80 million expected to travel for Thanksgiving holiday

An estimated 80 million people are expected to travel in the U.S. for the Thanksgiving holiday, which would surpass pre-pandemic levels, according to AAA projections.

AAA projects 71.7 million people, including 9.32 million Californians, will travel by car over Thanksgiving. That’s about 1.3 million more than last year. About 5.84 million people, including 1.1 million Californians, will fly domestically for the holiday, an increase of 2% compared to last year.

Another 2.3 million people, including 296,000 Californians, are expected to travel by other modes of transportation such as buses, cruises, and trains, AAA said.

The travel time period for the Thanksgiving holiday has been extended to include the Tuesday before the holiday through the Monday after.

Ginger Conejero Saab has more in the video above.