Last week’s winter weather travel mess is lingering like a hangover into this week — and the headaches are particularly bad for Southwest Airlines and its passengers on Monday.
The storm is expected to become a “bomb cyclone” Thursday evening into Friday. A bomb cyclone is when a storm rapidly intensifies — and drops 24 millibars (a term used to measure atmospheric pressure) in 24 hours.
Airport officials say this holiday season is forecasted to be the busiest in the airport’s history with 15% more passengers expected to fly out for the holidays.
Officials at the Palm Springs International Airport expect record passenger numbers starting Wednesday for Thanksgiving week, and encouraged travelers to plan ahead and arrive early to catch their flights.
Palm Springs International Airport is planning for more than 30,000 people to walk through its gates, nearly 20% more passengers than last year. But, it’s not just the desert that caught the travel bug.
Officials at the Palm Springs International Airport Wednesday said they expect record passenger numbers during Thanksgiving week, and encouraged travelers to plan ahead and arrive early to catch their flights.
As fewer countries are testing or reporting Covid-19 cases, CDC’s ability to accurately assess the Covid-19 THN [Travel Health Notice] levels for most destinations that American travelers visit is limited,” an agency spokesperson said in a statement to CNN Travel.
As gas prices are lower than during the 4th of July, AAA says about 82% of Americans who are traveling are taking a road trip, which means highways will be busy.
