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AAA predicted Wednesday would be one of the busiest days to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The large airport crowds are a big change from last Thanksgiving, which came during the height of the pandemic.

We are officially at the height of the travel rush. Here’s what the roads and airports around Boston are looking like on Wednesday.

Boston’s Logan Airport was packed Wednesday morning with people headed home for Thanksgiving on the busiest day for air travel of the year.

Boston’s Logan Airport was packed Wednesday with people headed home for Thanksgiving on the busiest day for air travel of the year. An estimated 800,000 to 900,000 people are expected to come through Logan before Monday. In fact, AAA estimates that air travel will increase by 80% nationwide with 4 million people taking flight. Daniel Velez, of TSA New England,…

Tuesday was busy on the roads, with even more expected to be traveling Wednesday ahead of Thanksgiving.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday are expected to be the busiest travel days of this holiday season, according to AAA.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday are expected to be the busiest travel days of this holiday season, according to AAA. In Massachusetts, more than 1.2 million people expected to travel for Thanksgiving. That number is up by more than 15% compared to last year, and almost all of those people will be driving. So when is the best time for you…

Security lines and bag checks at Boston’s Logan Airport continued to grow Monday morning — one of the worst travel days anticipated ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Monday is also the deadline for federal workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, which includes TSA employees.

Security lines and bag checks at Boston’s Logan Airport continued to grow Monday morning — one of the worst travel days anticipated ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Holiday travel this year is expected to rebound to almost pre-pandemic levels. According to AAA, 6.4 million more people are traveling this year for Thanksgiving — a 13% increase from 2020. Air travel…

Preparations are underway at Logan Airport where a huge increase in travelers is expected during this week’s Thanksgiving holiday. Holiday travel this year is expected to rebound to almost pre-pandemic levels. According to AAA, 6.4 million more people are traveling this year for Thanksgiving — a 13% increase from 2020. Air travel is expected to increase by 80%. Nearly two…

The number of air travelers for Thanksgiving are expected to hit pre-pandemic levels.

Thanksgiving travel is bouncing back this year — and so are expectations for holiday travel chaos on the roads, rails and in the air.

The Thanksgiving travel forecast from AAA predicts a huge rebound this year. Nationwide, more than 53 million people are expected to hit the road or take to the skies, which is near pre-pandemic levels. In Massachusetts, more than 1.2 million people expected to travel for Thanksgiving. That number is up by more than 15% compared to last year, and almost…

AAA is predicting a huge rebound this year in their Thanksgiving travel forecast, including 53.4 million travelers nationwide and 1.2 million in Massachusetts. Here’s how to avoid the rush.

AAA points to three factors in an increase in gas prices.

Gas prices continue to contribute to inflation concerns, rising nine cents per gallon in the last week and cutting further into household budgets across Massachusetts. AAA Massachusetts reported Monday that the average price of a gallon of gas hit $3.27 in its latest weekly survey. That’s up from $3.10 a month ago and just $2.10 a year ago. “Compared to…

The figure marks a 40-percent jump from last year, when the coronavirus pandemic kept many people home.

The average price of gas in the United States was $3.10 as of Tuesday, according to AAA.

It’s going to be crowded at airports and on the road this Memorial Day weekend.