Travel tips for Thanksgiving week, including how to pack leftovers for your flight

DULLES, Va. (DC Information Now) — Journey officers say Thanksgiving week will possible have a number of the busiest journey days because the begin of the pandemic in 2020.

Right here’s what you must know if you happen to’re touring for the vacation, notably within the DMV or Virginia areas.

AAA Mid-Atlantic’s Morgan Dean estimates greater than 54 million individuals will journey no less than 50 miles on the highway for the vacation. About 1.3 million of them can be in Virginia.

“[The national number] continues to be about 6% shy of the numbers we noticed again in 2019,” Dean stated. Virginia’s numbers are lagging barely behind.

Dean’s recommendation is to hit the highway at a wise time so that you’re not caught in bumper-to-bumper site visitors. He stated to keep away from that, journey Wednesday both earlier than 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m. and Sunday both earlier than 11 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

“When you’re doing that noon go away that’s while you are likely to get your self in lots of the backups on the market,” he stated.

The Virginia Division of Transportation stated many Virginia roadways will carry work zones and lane closures.

Moreover, tolls and HOV restrictions can be lifted on the 66 Categorical Lanes contained in the beltway between I-495 and Route 29 in Rosslyn. Nonetheless, the tolls and HOV guidelines the 66 Categorical Lanes outdoors the beltway between I-495 and Route 29 in Gainesville will stay in impact.

As for the skies, TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein recommends attending to the terminal no less than two hours early for a home flight.

“We do anticipate that Tuesday and Wednesday main as much as Thanksgiving can be extraordinarily busy, after which once more the Sunday afterward,” she stated.

It’s value noting that you would be able to get on the aircraft with Thanksgiving leftovers, however there are some issues you must know.

“When you can spill it, unfold it, spray it, pump it, or pour it, it ought to go in your checked again,” Farbstein stated.

So, cranberry sauce and gravy must go in that checked bag, however turkey, stuffing pies, and casseroles can go in your carry-on.

VDOT additionally unveiled a useful device that estimates what site visitors will seem like at particular instances through the vacation. To make use of it, click on here.