I mean, why would you not
want to get a head start on
your Memorial Holiday weekend?
Right, Tim? All right.
Especially this year. That's ri.
Because right behind me is Carolina Beach.
Absolutely beautiful right now.
And it's probably the best timef
year to take the beach trip. Ye,
beautiful time to get out there, Tanya.
That's for certain.
A lot of people start their sumr
travel season with Memorial Day.
This time around though,
it looks like we might have some issues,
especially at the beaches.
In the next couple of days.
It's beautiful there, right now.
It's beautiful here right now.
But change is on the way.
Our weather is going to stay
very nice through Friday.
The bird thinks so too I guess.
Right coastal low pressure
though at the beaches.
That's going to start to form by Friday.
There, Saturday here and that'll
send rain across the state looko
arrive in our area by around Saturday
and then be a little bit more on
again off again Sunday into Mon.
Here's how it happens.
Cool air sliding down the coast.
High temperatures will be only in the.
60s by Saturday and we see thatw
pressure area getting closer to.
That's going to be sending
rain toward us by midday.
Saturday at the earliest,
Saturday evening at the latest.
But once it gets here,
it's going to stick around on a,
off again for a couple of days.
So Saturday,
Sunday and Monday plans well,
they're all in a little bit of jeopardy,
I have to tell you,
especially Saturday evening
and this Sunday morning.
All right, well, the summer travel season
officially kicks off this weeke.
Airports all across the countrye
already seeing a surge of trave.
Chris Van Cleave shows us
what travelers can expect.
The nation's busiest airport is about
to get a lot busier. We are rea.
Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson exs
more than two million Flyers to
pass through for Memorial Day.
And nationwide, the TSA is bracing for
a potentially record setting su.
We're ready. First and foremost,
TSA administrators, David Pukow.
What's different this year from last year?
This year, a big difference
is we have more staff.
I mean, we're better staff this
year than we were last year.
During the first three months of 2023,
US Airlines cancellation
rate dropped below 2%,
far better than last summer when
staffing and weather woes led to
more than 45,000 cancellations.
We feel good about the things tt
are within United's control as United
Airlines CEO Scott Kirby expects
Memorial Day to be the busiest n
more than a decade. Air traffic
control challenges are really the number
one concern for me as we headed in the
summer and as we look to the fu.
Airlines have already reduced sr
flying at the request of the FAA
on Sunday, air traffic control
staffing issues temporarily hald
flights at the busy Denver airpt
this weekend will be a test of the system.
Thursday, Friday and Monday are
expected to be the busiest travel days.
Full flights can mean not only
await at airport checkpoints,
but also in the parking garages.
Think about either planning ahed
or getting a ride to the airpor.
Also, if you can carry on,
it saves you time when you get .
And if there's a problem,
it's a lot easier to get on another flight.
All you have is a carry on alre.
Long lines meant Christina Jones missed
her flight to Orlando, the next open seat.
Was 24 hours away.
I'm missing my job, my kids,
my man, my, the house.
I want to go home, get in my be.
Experts say budget at least two hours
for airport lines so your Memorial Day
isn't grounded before it can take off.
Well, before you plan the
rest of your summer travel,
you'll want to hear this.
The travel website known as The Points Guy,
is out with its annual list of best airlines.
For the fifth year in a row,
Delta Airlines walks away with the top prize.
Points Guys CEO Brian Kelly
says when compiling the list,
they look at cost, availability,
frequent flyer perks,
but perhaps most importantly,
reliability.
You know, that's something
we can all agree on.
When you buy an airline ticket,
especially an expensive one these days,
you at least need to get where you're going,
and Delta shines there.
They are the best run operation.
The points guys.
Other top airlines are as follo.
United, Alaska Airlines,
American Airlines,
and Southwest is in 5th place.
Hawaiian Airlines,
JetBlue, Spirit, Allegiant,
and Frontier round out the top .
Well, the White House is working to help
you in the event of a flight delay or
cancellation that leaves you stranded.
Just last week,
the administration announced it
is working on new regulations
mandating compensation from
airlines beyond a ticket refund.
The new regulations,
we're going to spell them out for you,
would make it mandatory for airlines to
compensate impacted passengers with meals,
taxis, rideshares,
rebooking fees and cash miles
or travel vouchers.
And that is on top of refunding
the cost of the ticket.
And that's only if the cancellan
or delay is caused by the airli.
Now,
some people will choose the roas
over the skies this holiday,
and while inflation continues to run up cost,
AAA says it's not stopping the travelers.
I think there's a travel optimism right now.
People really want to travel.
We don't think inflation is
impacting people's decisions.
You can always travel in the bu.
It's just a little more challeng
in terms of just planning and
knowing how to account for expe.
But we still plan on going.
Well, it is estimated that more
than 37 million people will be
traveling by car, slightly lower
than the pre pandemic numbers,
but up 6% from last year,
helped by lower gas prices.
Wherever you're going,
I hope it's safe.