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本帖最后由 I'm_zhcn 于 2009-11-26 11:31 编辑
Thanksgiving travel down a third in bad economy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/6657111/Thanksgiving-travel-down-a-third-in-bad-economy.html
By Nick Allen in Los Angeles Published: 2:00AM GMT 26 Nov 2009
The number of people traveling for Thanksgiving in America has fallen by more than a third since four years ago with the downturn in the economy blamed for the stay-at-home trend.
In 2005, around 58 million people made journeys to see family or friends for the holiday but this year the figure is expected to be 38 million, according to research by AAA.
The number of people taking flights has fallen by 6.7 per cent since last year as those that do travel opt for the cheaper option of going by train or car.
Amtrak said it expected the day before Thanksgiving to be its busiest of the year with around 125,000 passengers. On an average Wednesday it carries 74,000 passengers.
Most people have decided that car travel makes the most financial sense and about 33 million are expected to drive.
Thanksgiving journeys fell by 25 per cent between 2007 and 2008 and there is not likely to be a reverse of that trend this year, AAA said.
Airlines had been hoping for a Thanksgiving boost after weak business during the rest of the year.
But Manu Maile, an airline worker at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, said it was quieter than last Thanksgiving.
She said: "Last year we had people fighting at the checkpoint. They were getting mad over waiting in line."
The fall in Thanksgiving air travel did not mean empty planes as carriers cut flights, meaning those that did fly were still full.
About 1.7 million are expected to pass through the world's busiest airport, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International.
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