Travelers head to PBIA ahead of Thanksgiving holiday rush
Thanksgiving is less than two days away and people are already starting to head out to their holiday destinations.AAA projects more than 3 million Floridians will travel 50 miles or more during the holiday period. They expect nearly 210,000 of those people will fly, nearly 6% more than last year.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 AAA’s official Thanksgiving holiday travel period actually starts Wednesday, but there are plenty of people choosing to avoid the crowds and get out of town and on the way to their destinations early.The Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving are the busiest air travel days ahead of the holiday, according to AAA, but it’s been relatively calm this Tuesday at PBIA.“I was expecting more traffic and more of a delay, but we got in really quick, turned the rental car in, got over here in like five minutes and got checked in in less than three, so I’m very thankful,” Danette McBride said.McBride was visiting her parents in Riviera Beach and now they’re all heading up to Memphis to spend the holiday with family.They have a connection in Charlotte which she hopes won’t be affected by the storm system moving across the eastern half of the country.“I was looking at the weather and I’m thankful – actually my brother was saying it’s raining where they are and driving so, I’m hopeful and prayerful that we don’t have any cancellations or delays when we get to Charlotte,” McBride said.Some travelers are trying to avoid that storm system altogether, like Gwen Carden from Port St. Lucie.She’s flying to San Antonio and had a connection in Charlotte that she changed to Dallas instead.“I chatted with American’s chat person, and they re-routed me. But when I got to the airport, they had rerouted me for tomorrow. So, I’ve just been on the phone trying to get that all straightened out, and it looks like I will get out today, and I will get there,” Carden said.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsIn the meantime, she’s keeping a positive attitude.“I’ve had to just, you know, just learn over years with travel, I always think of it like, I’m not in a wagon train. You know, I’m not walking,…
