CHICAGO (CBS) — It could possibly be a record-setting vacation journey season, in response to AAA.

The tens of millions of individuals touring throughout the nation each on the street and within the air might surpass pre-pandemic journey ranges.

By this time the baggage are packed, and lodging are all set, however are you able to hit the street this weekend?

As CBS 2’s Marissa Perlman reported, greater than 115 million People are anticipated to be on the transfer over the vacations – packing the nation’s roads, airports, and different transportation hubs.

The nation’s airways anticipate greater than 39 million flyers to journey throughout the two-week stretch – up 16% from final yr. At airports alone, anticipate nearly three million passengers every day.

TSA is getting ready for one of many busiest intervals of the vacation rush proper now.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says his workplace is intently monitoring the airways’ efficiency. He is hoping for an enchancment from Southwest Airways’ meltdown from final yr when the airline canceled hundreds of flights and stranded greater than two million vacationers over the vacations.

Proper now, the busy journey day is wanting good with no vital delays regionally.

O’Hare is seeing six whole cancellations and there are simply two at Halfway.