{"id":64096,"date":"2025-11-29T03:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T03:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/64096\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T03:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T03:12:14","slug":"more-travelers-on-the-road-and-flying-this-year-for-the-thanksgiving-holiday-wftv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/64096\/","title":{"rendered":"More travelers on the road and flying this year for the Thanksgiving holiday! \u2013 WFTV"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 If you\u2019re heading out to visit family or friends for Thanksgiving, you\u2019re not alone. According to AAA, more than 81 million people are expected to fly or drive this year.<\/p>\n

We caught up with passenger Barry Watson as he prepared for his flight to Texas. \u201cOrlando\u2019s the number one destination in the world, let alone Thanksgiving, and it\u2019s packed,\u201d AAA says, 73-million people will be traveling by car. Driver Alex Fotovat is heading to Georgia. \u201cIf you\u2019re driving away from Florida, it\u2019s not that bad. Because everyone\u2019s driving to Florida.\u201d The national average for gas is $3.10 a gallon. We asked Fotovat how much it would cost him to drive to Georgia, and he replied, \u201cBoth ways just under $200.\u201d Driver Louann Sepe says it\u2019s a great time to fill the tank. \u201dLike $50 to $60 to fill this up, so I\u2019m happy with the prices.\u201d<\/p>\n

And over at Orlando International Airport, there around 1.9 million passengers locally and six-million nationwide.<\/p>\n

9-year-old Zander Welscher was catching his flight with his family, \u201cIt\u2019s kind of stressing. Because everybody\u2019s here. It\u2019s all rushed hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

His mother, Cindy, says, \u201cYou\u2019re always worried a little about it, but we got here, and it was like 3 to 6 minutes, so it wasn\u2019t bad.\u201d Meaning the wait to go through the TSA security check was between three to six minutes.<\/p>\n

Watson told us he wasn\u2019t surprised to see the airport calm, \u201cNo one wants to leave Orlando, everyone wants to come to Orlando.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finn Spencer is traveling with Alex, he had Thanksgiving treats packed up, \u201cI\u2019m pretty excited, he does most of the driving.\u201d <\/p>\n

Triple A recommends checking the oil, battery, windshield wipers, and tire pressure before hitting the road. Fotovat says, \u201cIt\u2019s about 7 hours because we have to stop at Buckee\u2019s for about half an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n

People who are waiting in their cars for passengers at MCO are encouraged to use the cell phone lot instead of parking along the side of the road.<\/p>\n

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