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TRAFFIC IS STARTING
TO PICK UP TONIGHT, ON THE
ROADS AND AT THE AIRPORT, AS
FOLKS BEGIN TO HEAD HOME FOR
THE HOLIDAYS.
RIGHT NOW... MEGAN
O'ROURKE IS LIVE WITH THE
THANKSGIVING TRAVEL FORECAST.
TONIGHT, IS JUST THE
BEGINNING. EXPERTS I TALKED
TO SAY ABOUT HALF OF ALL
PEOPLE TRAVELING WILL BE
LEAVING FOR THEIR DESTINITION
TOMORROW. AND THAT MEANS YOU
CAN EXPECT LONG LINES AT THE
AIRPORT...AND LOTS OF TRAFFIC
ON THE ROADS. WHICH IS
WHY YOU NEED TO PACK YOU
PATIENCE.
WHETHER ON THE ROAD...NATS
TRAFFIC 14:59:55 OR IN THE
AIR...NATS PLANE 14:58:55
MORE THAN 43 MILLION
AMERICAN'S WILL BE TRAVELING
OVER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
CINDY ANTRICAN, WITH TRIPLE
A, SAYS THAT'S A SLIGHT
INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR...BUT,
STILL WELL BELOW THE
PRE-RECESSION NUMBERS OF 2007.
14:43:42 "SINCE THEN, WE DID
THE BIG WITH THE ECONOMY WE
WENT DOWN...BUT THE LAST THREE
YEARS, LITTLE BY LITTLE BY
LITTLE WE ARE INCHING OUR WAY
BACK UP" 50 ANTRICAN ADDS
FOLKS AREN'T GOING AS FAR AND
FEWER PEOPLE ARE FLYING.
BUT, SHE SAYS EVERYONE HAS
THEIR BREAKING POINT WHEN IT
COMES TO LONG-DISTANCE
DRIVING...SO THERE WILL ALWAYS
BE EXCEPTIONS.14:52:53 "I
DEFINITELY NEEDED TO FLY HOME,
DRIVING IS LIKE 14 HOURS...SO
IT'S A LONG DRIVE AND I THINK
FLYING WOULD BE THE MOST
REASONABLE" 58 THIS HOLIDAY
SEASON, TRAVEL COSTS TIME AND
MORE MONEY. BUT, ANTRICAN
SAYS FEW PEOPLE ARE PUTTING
THE BRAKES ON THEIR PLANS
BECAUSE OF PRICES AT THE PUMP.
14:44:38"FOR MANY FAMILIES
THAT MIGHT BE THE TRADITION,
WHEN THAT MIGHT BE THE ONLY
DAY OF THE YEAR PEOPLE GET
TOGETHER AND THEY ARE NOT
GOING TO LET GAS PRICES KEEP
THEM AT HOME" 4514:46:53 NATS
GAS RIGHT NOW, THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE FOR GAS IS 3.41 A
GALLON.14:45:22"THEY'RE JUST
KIND OF BOUNCING ALL OVER, YA
KNOW?" 25 BEAVERCREEK
RESIDENT ANN SMITH SAYS GAS
PUMP DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH HER DECISION TO STAY
LOCAL...HER LOVED ONES ARE
JUST ALL HERE. BUT, WHETHER
TRAVELING ACROSS TOWN OR
ACROSS COUNTRY... EXPERTS SAY
MAKE SURE YOU DON'T LEAVE HOME
WITHOUT ONE VERY IMPORTANT
THING...14:42:41"PATIENCE! BE
PATIENT,"
WHILE TOMORROW IS EXPECTED
TO BE THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
EXPERTS PREDICT SUNDAY WILL BE
THE BIG RETURN DAY...WITH 36
PERCENT OF PEOPLE TRAVELING.
REPORTING LIVE, MEGAN O'ROURKE
2 NEWS.