Memorial Day 2024

USA is preparing to celebrate Memorial Day 2024, the day on which combatants fallen in battle are remembered, but which also offers a long weekend to enjoy tourist destinations or to visit family.

The authorities are preparing for what will be the most chaotic weekend in recent years due to a significant increase in air and vehicle traffic, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA, for its acronym in English).

They will be approximately 43.8 million people who travel at least 80 kilometers between Thursday and next Monday to enjoy the long weekend, the AAA estimated, the highest figure recorded in almost 20 yearsnumbers that are compared to those recorded prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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“We are projecting one million additional travelers this weekend compared to 2019“, which not only means we are surpassing pre-pandemic levels, but also indicates a very busy summer travel season ahead,” he reported. Paula Twidale, vice president of AAA’s travel division.

Some of the most popular destinations for travelers who want to enjoy their days off are Orlando, New York, Las Vegas and Los Angelesto mention a few, but there will also be saturation on the roads that connect with the most important cities in each state.

Memorial Day 2024: The US destinations with the greatest influx this weekend

The car rental company Hertz has reported that it expects a high demand for car requests, especially in cities like Atlanta, Boston, Las Vegas and Orlando between Thursday and Friday.

Saturation in airlines and airports

Regarding air traffic saturation, it is expected that at least 3.5 million travelers choose the plane as their means of transportationa figure that exceeds the 3.35 million people who traveled last year and the highest since 2005.

For their part, airlines are preparing to receive more than half a million travelers daily during the six days that the long weekend will include. Memorial Day 2024. The busiest airports will be Hartsfield-Jackson of Atlanta and Fort Worth of Dallas.

• United Airlines: Expects 500 thousand passengers daily between Thursday and Tuesday

• Delta Airlines: Estimates 3 million passengers over the weekend

• American Airlines: Expects 3.9 million passengers

• Memorial Day 2024: effects on public transportation

While some people will enjoy emptier cities as vacationers leave, in other places, especially larger cities, they are expected Impacts on public transport during this weekend due to the arrival of visitors.

Almost two million people will join the regular influx of public transport users in the main cities of the USA to know the tourist attractions of each area.

Cities that expect an increase in public transport users: