Holiday rush expected at New York airports with 40 million travelers

NEW YORK (PIX11) – The Holiday Rush is about to hit the area airports and on our roadways.

The TSA expects to screen nearly 40 million travelers at airport security checkpoints between Thursday, December 19th, and Thursday, January 2nd. This is an increase of more than 6 percent from last year.

According to the TSA, the highest passenger volumes are expected on Friday, December 20th, Friday, December 27th and Monday, December 30th.  

AAA projects that 119.3 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home from Saturday, December 21, to Wednesday, January 1, during the year-end holiday period.

This year’s domestic travel projection narrowly surpasses the previous record of 64,000 travelers set in 2019. AAA expects an additional 3 million travelers this holiday season compared to last year.