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Americans started heading to airports and train stations hours ahead of time today to get a jump on what was predicted to be the largest Thanksgiving pilgrimage ever — despite rising gas prices and fears of air delays, The Associated Pres reports.
A record 38.7 million U.S. residents were expected to travel 50 miles or more for the holiday.
Some were hoping to beat the evening rush on what is often called the busiest travel day of the year, and airport check-in lines started building before daybreak at airports around the country.
Those not flying are hitting the road.
About 31.2 million travelers were expected to drive to holiday celebrations in spite of gas prices that were nearly 85 cents more per gallon than they were a year earlier, according to AAA.
The national average for regular gasoline on Nov. 16 was $3.09 a gallon, up from $2.23 on Nov. 17, 2006.
In Washington, the average prices of regular gasoline today is $3.26 per gallon. It dips a bit in Tacoma, to $3.23 a gallon, according to the AAA Web site.
“The question becomes ’Is 10 dollars or 15 dollars more for gas enough to change travel plans?’ and obviously most Americans said ’no,”’ said AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman Lon Anderson at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Trains also were busy. Travelers trickled into New York’s Pennsylvania Station in the pre-dawn darkness.
Amtrak expected more than 115,000 riders today, about a 70 percent increase over a usual Wednesday, spokesman Cliff Cole said. Everything was running smoothly for the holiday, Cole said.
