More drivers will hit the road than last year or the previous record year of 2019, the auto club says. More will fly, too, despite higher ticket prices.
An estimated 3.8 million Texans will be traveling over the holiday period that starts at the end of this week, according to the forecast fromThat’s up 5 percent from a year ago and is 7 percent more than the previous record, which was set in pre-pandemic 2019. The auto club’s estimate of 50.7 million nationally traveling for the holiday is also a record.
AAA’s national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded was $4.80 last July 4. It’s now hovering between $3.50 and $3.60 per gallon, thanks to lower oil prices. AAA put Monday’s Texas average price at $3.22 per gallon, down from $4.55 a year ago. Motorists in San Antonio were paying just less than $3.22 per gallon Monday.
AAA expects the busiest travel times for the holiday will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and early afternoon Saturday. Return-trip congestion will be worst from noon to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4, and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. July 5.Gas prices, already back above $3 per gallon in San Antonio, heading higher as summer travel begins
Many airlines are responding to demand by hiring more staff and taking smaller regional planes out of service and replacing them with larger ones to increase capacity. However, there are still challenges, including a shortage of air traffic controllers that has led to reduced service in and out of New York City area airports.
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