Record Holiday Travel Expected Both by Air and Road

Houston airports anticipate largest winter holiday travel period on record, while AAA Texas projects record road travel.

Nearly 4 million passengers are expected to fly within the 21-day winter holiday travel period, marking the largest winter holiday travel period on record.
The busiest travel days occurred before school let out, with over one million passengers boarding flights before Harris County school districts wrapped their fall semesters.
Houston airports are expected to see as many as 190,000 passengers each day for the remainder of holiday travel, with the slowest days seeing closer to 150,000 passengers.
AAA Texas projects a record number of people will travel over the next week, with an estimated 8.3 million people projected to take to the roads.
Nationwide, holiday travel is expected to reach record numbers, up 2 percent from last year, which also saw a record number of travelers.