Tormentas en EEUU complican inicio de una temporada récord de viajes por Acción de Gracias
Una tormenta invernal y fuertes lluvias en el norte de EE.UU. amenazan con complicar el arranque de una temporada récord de viajes por Acción de Gracias, con más de 81 millones de desplazamientos previstos y 52.000 vuelos programados solo este martes
TL;DR
- A winter storm and heavy rain are impacting the northern U.S., potentially disrupting Thanksgiving travel.
- This Thanksgiving travel season is predicted to be the busiest in 15 years, with over 81 million passengers expected.
- Nine northern states, from Montana to New York, have issued alerts for a powerful snow system.
- Up to 30 centimeters of snow is forecast for the Dakotas and the Great Lakes region.
- Tuesday is expected to be the busiest air travel day, with approximately 52,000 flights.
- Heavy rain could disrupt flights in New York, Boston, and Chicago on Tuesday afternoon and evening, extending into Wednesday morning.
- The West Coast, including Seattle and Portland, is expected to receive rain but no travel disruptions are forecast.
- The American Automobile Association (AAA) forecasts 81.8 million Americans will travel at least 80 kilometers for the holiday.
- Around 73 million passengers are expected to drive.
- The busiest highway traffic is anticipated on Tuesday, Wednesday the 26th, and Sunday the 30th of November.
- The Secretary of Transportation expects about 31 million air travelers and 1.2 million rail passengers.
- FlightAware reports over 1,700 delays and 56 cancellations in U.S. airports so far.