Christmas may be over, but the holiday travel season was in full swing on Friday at Pittsburgh International Airport. “Today it was kind of busy, but it wasn’t bad,” said Barbara Neal, who returned to Pittsburgh the day after Christmas after visiting family in Atlanta. “As long as I get to see my son and my grandbabies, I don’t care what I have to go through.”Neal is one of the 8.03 million people AAA predicted would fly domestically this holiday season. The total marks a 2.3% increase from last year. Although Friday’s winter weather impacted some roads in Western PA, it didn’t make a difference at PIT, where officials said operations were running as normal. However, airport officials said there were several delays and cancellations due to weather issues at other airports. AAA said this year, more holiday travelers are hitting the road instead of flying to their destinations. For those who choose to fly, AAA said in its travel forecast that the days leading up to Christmas would be the most expensive. New Year’s flights tend to be pricey too, according to the company. “The crowds really weren’t all that bad. We have Clear, though, so we breezed through, but even the regular TSA and check-in lines weren’t all that bad,” said Seattle resident Elle Morrison upon arriving in Pittsburgh. PIT officials recommend travelers check with their specific airline or FlyPittsburgh.com for updated flight statuses.

PITTSBURGH —

Christmas may be over, but the holiday travel season was in full swing on Friday at Pittsburgh International Airport.

“Today it was kind of busy, but it wasn’t bad,” said Barbara Neal, who returned to Pittsburgh the day after Christmas after visiting family in Atlanta. “As long as I get to see my son and my grandbabies, I don’t care what I have to go through.”

Neal is one of the 8.03 million people AAA predicted would fly domestically this holiday season. The total marks a 2.3% increase from last year.

Although Friday’s winter weather impacted some roads in Western PA, it didn’t make a difference at PIT, where officials said operations were running as normal.

However, airport officials said there were several delays and cancellations due to weather issues at other airports.

AAA said this year, more holiday travelers are hitting the road instead of flying to their destinations.

For those who choose to fly, AAA said in its travel forecast that the days leading up to Christmas would be the most expensive.

New Year’s flights tend to be pricey too, according to the company.

“The crowds really weren’t all that bad. We have Clear, though, so we breezed through, but even the regular TSA and check-in lines weren’t all that bad,” said Seattle resident Elle Morrison upon arriving in Pittsburgh.

PIT officials recommend travelers check with their specific airline or FlyPittsburgh.com for updated flight statuses.