Busy holiday travel season in metro Atlanta to intensify as weekend approaches

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A busy holiday travel season continued both at airports and on the roadways nationwide on Friday, including in metro Atlanta.

Airports will deal with the majority of the travel congestion, according to AAA. The weekend after Christmas will most likely experience the most of that.

“I guess typical travel during the Christmas time,” Chris, a flyer at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, said.

He is one of millions traveling this holiday season. Despite record-breaking predictions for this travel period, he told Atlanta News First his experience wasn’t too bad.

“Pretty smooth for me, nothing out of the ordinary,” he said.

AAA projects 119 million people will travel 50 miles or more from their homes over this travel period, which ends Jan. 1, 2025.

“It wasn’t as bad as I thought. When I came through Atlanta on Monday it was very easy. It was crowded but easy,” Raydeana Hunt, a passenger, said.

Hunt was returning to Georgia from visiting family in North Carolina.

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