Peak holiday travel is now underway, so you're going to want to pack your patience if you're hitting the roads or heading to the airport in South Florida this week.

Some delays and cancellations were reported at Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport early on Monday.

And experts predict that more people will be traveling this year than what we saw in 2024.

AAA said about 122 million people across the country are traveling for Christmas and New Year's this year. AAA also predicts that in Florida alone, 7.5 million people will travel for the holidays this year, which is about a quarter-million more than last year's season.

Passengers were packing into Miami International Airport on Monday morning hoping to catch a flight to spend the holidays with friends and family, and officials say you're going to want to give yourself some extra time to get through security to make it to your flight with time to spare.

Travelers rushing through MIA, FLL to get to holiday destinations

More than 100 million people in the U.S. are expected to travel for the holidays this year – many of them traveling through Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Liz Flack said she ran into some flack while getting off a cruise and making it to Miami International Airport from PortMiami.

"Horrendous. We got off the ship three quarters of an hour ago and it was supposed to be a 15-minute journey and it's taken three-quarters of an hour," she said.

Let's say her holiday trip to the Bahamas was off to a rocky start.

"We try not to," Flack said when asked whether she flies through Miami International Airport. 

Jada Brown said she usually travels for the holidays out of Fort Lauderdale, this year she's trying Miami. 

"Fort Lauderdale, but it's my first time here, and it's really packed," Brown said. 

She told CBS News Miami that she doesn't mind flying home closer to the holiday. 

"Today and not yesterday," she said. "Because it is closer to Christmas."

American Airlines says they scheduled 7,400 flights from Dec. 18 to Jan. 5.

Many travelers chose Sunday to get ahead of the hustle. 

"My beautiful wife luckily packed all these nicely so I don't have to do the guy thing and throw it all in and rush to the airport like a madman," a traveler said while heading to Chicago. 

New parking garage opens at Miami International Airport

Travelers got some good news Friday when Miami International Airport opened up a new parking lot just in time for the rush. 

Bundy Lopez drove here from Tampa on Sunday morning at 5 a.m. and said leaving room for error gives him peace of mind. 

"This is the right time for us to fly," he said. "Perfect time. Not too early, not too late," Lopez said. 

And in Fort Lauderdale, flying was the preferred method of traveling over the weekend. 

"I like flying! Flying is better than driving," said Ruth Harasemiuc.

American Airlines said the busiest travel day for them won't be before the holiday, but after it on Dec 27. And with that new parking garage at Miami International Airport comes the good and the bad. 

The good thing is that there are more spots, the bad thing is that means 2200 more cars could be coming to the airport.