Holiday Travel: What To Expect For Atlanta Traffic, Airport, MARTA

AAA projects that holiday travel will be at a record high this year, with more than 104.8 million Americans driving to their destinations.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year — to be stuck in crowds and traffic.

More Americans are expected to be traveling than ever recorded, according to a AAA press release. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is projecting to have more than 3.7 million passengers departing, arriving or connecting to a different flight from Dec. 20 to Jan. 5. 

“Travelers should be getting used to crowded highways and airports, as this marks the eighth straight year of new record-high travel volumes for the year-end holidays,” Paula Twidale, vice president of AAA Travel, said in the release.