Holiday Travel During The Pandemic

Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges people to not travel for the holidays, Sunday is expected to be the busiest day at Huntsville International Airport since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Najahe sherman.

And i'm dan shaffer.

Although the centers for disease control and prevention urges people to not travel for the holidays, a-b-c news reports more than 3-million people took flights since friday.

With thanksgiving this week -- sunday is expected to be the busiest day since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Employees at huntsville international airport told us they are seeing more people traveling but it's not nearly as many as previous years.

Waay 31's grace campbell is live at the airport now.

She spoke with travelers who want to be with loved ones for thanksgiving.

Grace... everyone i spoke with said they are more excited to finally be with loved ones than they are nervous to be traveling during a pandemic.

Mary noerr hasn't seen her son since christmas, so she said she wasn't going to let even the coronavirus keep them apart.

Mary noerr, flying to la: "no one should be alone on the holidays and i certainly don't want my son to be by himself."

Employees with the airport want people to feel safe to travel for the holidays, so they've added more safety precautions like social distancing markers throughout the airport, increased cleaning protocols, and more contactless flight check ins.

Mary noerr, flying to la: "i'm very happy that the airlines are running enough, i mean i know they still have to take the precautions but at least i get to see him."

Laura wright flew from richmond to north alabama for her mothers 90th birthday.

She is still concerned with flying, but felt it's safer than driving because of the airlines' safety measures and her own.

Laura wright, flying home to richmond: "i'm uncertain about it.

I mean, i'm definitely of course wearing my mask and i have some gloves.

I actually have an n-95 mask i may put on over this one, but it's a 13 hour car trip and i was going to drive up until the day before."

Even though noel beltran is driving home to oklahoma to save money, he's flown since the pandemic began and says both options are nerve-racking noel beltran: "going back home to see family, there's that thought in the back of my mind, but also knowing that i'm going to get to see them, and knowing that they're also safe brings some comfort in seeing one another."

Employees here want people to know they are following all c-d-c guidelines to ensure your safety while at the airport.

Live in madison, grace campbell, waay31 news.

Thanks grace.

If you're going to travel out of state this thanksgiving -- be sure to look up any travel restrictions for your destination.

Some state's have travel orders in effect that require you to either quarantine or