Roads and airports could be jammed this holiday, according to estimates from AAA, which says this year's total could be the highest ever.

Almost 80 million people will hit the roads and airways this Thanksgiving, with traveler numbers surpassing pre-pandemic levels, the AAA predicts.

Of the 2.6 million Michiganders expected to travel, nearly 2.3 million will drive, more than 217,000 will fly, and another 74,000 will travel by bus, cruise or train. AAA considers the Thanksgiving holiday travel period as stretching from Tuesday, Nov. 26 to Monday, Dec. 2.

Thanksgiving travel gets started next week, and AAA today announced it’s going to be huge. “We’re talking about a record number of people,” said AAA Louisiana’s Don Redman.

A record 79.9 million travelers are projected to head 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period. This year’s projection of nearly 80 million travelers is an increase of 1.

The Thanksgiving travel period will see record-breaking numbers for those hitting both the roads and the skies, according to reports from several airlines and travel organizations. The American Automobile Association projected that 79.

Americans are expected to set a new record for Thanksgiving travel, with nearly 80 million to hit the roads, catch flights and board cruises over the holiday period, travel group AAA said on Monday. About 1.

AAA expects the Thanksgiving travel season to be another record-breaker, which means packed planes and potential traffic troubles. Nearly 80 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more.