CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – New 12 months’s Day marks the tip of the vacation journey season as individuals fly residence on Sunday and kit up for a brand new yr.
New 12 months’s Day 2023 and the vacation noticed Monday spherical out a busy journey season outlined by delays. Some 112 million individuals had been anticipated to journey 50 miles or extra between December 23 and January 2.
It is the third-busiest vacation journey season since AAA started monitoring it in 2000. 7.2 million People determined to fly and had been met with a cascade of delays throughout the nation.
Hundreds of flights had been canceled because of inclement climate final weekend, they usually proceed to have ripple results on Saturday. Up to now, solely three delayed departures from Bradley Worldwide Airport on Saturday, and just one delay from Logan Worldwide in Boston.
Roads are anticipated to have minimal site visitors on Saturday, however could possibly be congested on Monday. January 2 is forecast to be one of many three busiest days on the roads this season.
In line with AAA, the worst time to be on the street on Mondays is between four:00 p.m. and seven:00 p.m.