The holiday season in New York City is currently experiencing a refreshing calm. However, could this tranquility be the calm before the storm? It just might be, as the upcoming weeks are expected to bring a surge of travelers. Triple A, the American Automobile Association, is predicting record-setting air travel over Christmas and the New Year. And if that wasn't enough, road travel is also expected to be bustling. Triple A estimates that more than 115 million people will be traveling 50 miles or more between Friday and the first day of the new year, about 2.5 million more people than last year.
At Reagan National Airport, the buzz is already starting to pick up. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has recently updated its forecast, now anticipating that 2.65 million people will be screened at airports across the country today. And the numbers are only expected to rise, reaching 2.69 million people tomorrow. The lines at airport security checkpoints are getting longer, as depicted in footage from the 7 a.m. rush at Reagan National Airport.
