Lost in the frenzy over new airport inspections is the fact that 94 percent of holiday travelers will reach their destination by road this year.
For some, a snarled freeway and $3-a-gallon gasoline is a welcome respite from the madness of air travel.
Roughly 39.7 million will travel by road this year, a 12 percent increase from last Thanksgiving, according to a AAA travel survey of 50,000 U.S. households conducted during the week of Oct. 25.
Just over 1.62 million holiday travelers will fly this year, a 3.5 percent increase from last year, AAA said.
AAA conducted its travel survey before many groups began organizing protests at airports against additional security procedures, including the body scan machines and a more rigorous, intrusive pat-down process.