Aixa Diaz

There may be some people who said, you know what, I want to avoid airports altogether.

I'm going to drive my own vehicle and I'm going to do a road trip instead.

So we're projecting at least 73 million people, but that number could end up being higher because...

Air travel is often stressful, especially around the holidays.

Aixa Diaz is a spokesperson for AAA, which releases a holiday travel forecast before big travel days like the day before Thanksgiving.

She says this year has been tricky to predict given the uncertainty around the government shutdown.

Because anything could happen and things change daily.

On Friday, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy warned that by Thanksgiving, as many as 20% of flights could be impacted if the shutdown continues.

Many more than have already been affected since the Federal Aviation Administration announced reduced flights to and from 40 major airports earlier this week.

Liz Baker, NPR News.

Air travel is often stressful, especially around the holidays.

Aixa Diaz is a spokesperson for AAA, which releases a holiday travel forecast before big travel days like the day before Thanksgiving.

She says this year has been tricky to predict given the uncertainty around the government shutdown.

Because anything could happen and things change daily.

On Friday, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy warned that by Thanksgiving, as many as 20% of flights could be impacted if the shutdown continues.

Many more than have already been affected since the Federal Aviation Administration announced reduced flights to and from 40 major airports earlier this week.

Liz Baker, NPR News.

Air travel is often stressful, especially around the holidays.

Aside from the logistics and the money involved, there are a lot of emotions involved in travel.

Aixa Diaz is a spokesperson for AAA, which releases a holiday travel forecast before big travel days like the day before Thanksgiving.