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2026 kicks off with busy holiday travel as Americans head home

Name: 2026 kicks off with busy holiday travel as Americans head home
Uploaded: 2026-01-02T07:00:00-0500
Duration: 24 s
Description: The first Friday of 2026 is expected to be one of the busiest holiday travel days with more than 47,000 U.S. flights scheduled to take off. More than 122 million Americans traveled over the past two weeks during the holiday season, according to AAA.

The first Friday of 2026 is expected to be one of the busiest holiday travel days with more than 47,000 U.S. flights scheduled to take off. More than 122 million Americans traveled over the past two weeks during the holiday season, according to AAA.