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Fewer Americans and North Carolinians are traveling for the holidays this year with COVID-19 worries and recommendations giving travelers pause, but more than 1 million are expected on state highways this week.

Thousands more will be flying in and out of Asheville Regional Airport.

As cases rise in Henderson County and North Carolina, unease over Thanksgiving travel is keeping more people home, according to officials with the airport and AAA Carolinas.

Local and state health officials have advised people to celebrate Thanksgiving only with those in their immediate households and to take extra precautions even then, but folks are still hitting the roads and airports this week.

Asheville Regional Airport spokeswoman Tina Kinsey reported that outgoing flight volumes are down about 28% from last year for the traditional Thanksgiving travel days of Nov. 25-29.

That amounts to roughly 7,000 outbound passengers in those five days, down from about 9,500 over

Gas prices cheaper as fewer people travel for Thanksgiving, AAA reports | Local News

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While fewer drivers are expected to be on the road this Thanksgiving holiday, those traveling will see cheaper gas prices compared to average prices last year, AAA reports.

On average, gas prices nationally are nearly 50 cents cheaper than Thanksgiving week 2019.

As of Monday, Aiken County’s gas price average sat at $1.90, roughly 30 cents cheaper than the average price this time last year.

South Carolina’s gas price average sat at $1.872 as of Monday. The average in 2019 was $2.281, according to AAA gas price average data.

Despite lower gas prices, Thanksgiving travel is expected to be “on the lighter side” as effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including health concerns and high unemployment rate, impact Americans’ decision to travel.

Forecast models by AAA anticipate at least a 10% drop in travel as health and government officials stress staying home and avoiding large gatherings to prevent the spread of

States impose new rules, plead with public to stop spread; millions stick to Thanksgiving travel plans | Nation

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State and local officials nationwide are imposing new coronavirus restrictions and pleading with the public in an increasingly desperate attempt to stop the explosive spread of the disease as many Americans resist calls to limit gatherings and travel heading into the holidays.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak tightened restrictions on casinos, restaurants and private gatherings beginning Tuesday. Most California counties are under a curfew, and Los Angeles County officials will prohibit in-person dining for at least three weeks. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts warned Monday that he could impose tighter social-distancing restrictions before Thanksgiving if hospitalizations continue to rise.

Sisolak, who has avoided tightening mandates throughout the fall because of the potential damage to Nevada’s tourism-based economy, said the trends led to an “inescapable conclusion.”

“We are on a rapid trajectory that threatens to overwhelm our health care system, our front-line health workers and your access to care. So it’s time to

COVID-19 slows but doesn’t stop Thanksgiving travel

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a airplane that is sitting on a runway at an airport: An American Eagle plane waits to take off at the Asheville Regional Airport on March 27, 2019.

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An American Eagle plane waits to take off at the Asheville Regional Airport on March 27, 2019.

As cases pile up faster than ever in Buncombe County and North Carolina, unease over Thanksgiving travel is keeping more people home, according to Asheville Regional Airport and AAA Carolinas.

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AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine; Thanksgiving travel; England

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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the company also plans to submit it’s COVID-19 vaccine to other regulatory authorities around the world.

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A third vaccine candidate, this one from AstraZeneca, has shown the capability to be up to 90% effective as pharmaceutical companies around the world race for answers to conquering the pandemic as early as this spring.

Vaccines can’t come soon enough. Since Nov. 12, the United States has reported more coronavirus cases than it did in any full month of the pandemic, while hospitalizations set new highs every day.

The University of Oxford said Monday that it is working with AstraZeneca in submitting interim Phase III data to global regulators for emergency-use approvals. Large scale manufacturing is already underway in more than 10 countries to support “equitable global access,” the university said in a statement.

“The vaccine’s simple supply chain and our no-profit pledge and commitment

Massachusetts 2020 Thanksgiving Travel Guide: Worst Time To Drive

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MASSACHUSETTS — AAA is predicting a 10 percent decrease in Thanksgiving travel this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but that still means more than 50 million people will be hitting the road and heading to the airport this week.

It’s the biggest one-year drop in AAA’s annual holiday travel forecast since 2008’s Great Recession and comes on the heels of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saying people should stay home this year. The CDC’s latest guidance has a list of questions to ask before making a trip.

But volume on America’s roads is still expected to be 30 percent higher this week than in a typical week, with more people opting to travel by car. So if you do end up traveling this week, we have you covered. We’ll be updating this story through Wednesday with the latest on travel conditions in New England.

If you plan

Air Travel Rises Ahead of Thanksgiving, Despite Warnings: Live Updates

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Travelers at Miami International Airport on Sunday. Experts have been strongly discouraging holiday travel. — Credit…David Santiago/Miami Herald, via Associated Press

More travelers were screened at airport security checkpoints on Sunday than on any day since the pandemic took hold in March, a worrying sign that people flying to visit their families for Thanksgiving could increase the spread of the coronavirus.

A little more than one million people were screened by the Transportation Security Administration on Sunday, according to federal data published on Monday. That number is about half of what it was in 2019, but it represents a big increase from the spring, when less than a half a million people flew on any given day.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, have been strongly discouraging holiday travel for fear that it

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport prepares for Thanksgiving travel

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Airports across the country are preparing for one of their busiest travel weeks since the pandemic began. While Thanksgiving travel by air will likely offer a boost for a good number of airports, it will still likely draw significantly fewer people than in prior years.AAA experts predict airlines will see the largest one-year decrease in Thanksgiving travel on record — a nearly 48% drop from last year. Crowds have also been down at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. Officials said that according to most recent figures from September, passengers are down by about 45% from that month last year. Signs throughout the airport encourage social distancing. Masks are required. “Those social distancing markers mean our lines are spread out a little more, so if you’re flying from GSP, you wanna leave yourself a solid two hours to get here get through security, maybe grab a snack at one of our concession areas … Read More

2020 Thanksgiving travel: TSA screens 1 million for the first time since March despite COVID surge

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NEW YORK — Thanksgiving travel is surging despite new coronavirus cases approaching 200,000 a day in the United States.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidance on Thursday urging Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving. But millions of Americans are still planning to travel over the holiday week.

On Friday, the number of travelers screened at US airport security checkpoints topped 1 million for only the second time since March, according to Transportation Security Administration figures. That’s still just 40% of the volume screened on the Friday before Thanksgiving a year ago.

Many weary Americans eager to join family and friends for Thanksgiving face another risk calculation as they weigh scrapping travel plans at the last minute or going ahead as Covid-19 cases surge.

Gail Duilio, a retired public health nurse in Portland, Oregon, has canceled her flight to Minnesota for the holiday and her mother’s 93rd

Despite COVID-19, SC expects travel this Thanksgiving. Here’s what you should know. | COVID-19

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At this time last year, South Carolinians thinking about where and how to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday were considering the usual factors: gas prices, airfares, travel times.

Now, people are making choices about whether to follow through with holiday plans — and if they do choose to travel, what precautions they’ll take — based on the risks of getting or spreading COVID-19.

The Centers for Disease Control included reminders in its holiday guidelines that any kind of travel will increase the likelihood of contracting the virus. Staying at home is still “the best way to protect yourself and others.”

With coronavirus cases rising rapidly nationwide, health officials have echoed that refrain, and some states are tightening restrictions.

But that doesn’t mean Americans won’t board planes or hit the road this week. Hundreds of thousands of South Carolinians are expected to take trips, leaving many with questions about how to

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COVID-19 slows Thanksgiving travel – News – Hendersonville Times-News

Gas prices cheaper as fewer people travel for Thanksgiving, AAA reports | Local News

States impose new rules, plead with public to stop spread; millions stick to Thanksgiving travel plans | Nation

COVID-19 slows but doesn’t stop Thanksgiving travel

AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine; Thanksgiving travel; England

Massachusetts 2020 Thanksgiving Travel Guide: Worst Time To Drive

Air Travel Rises Ahead of Thanksgiving, Despite Warnings: Live Updates

Here’s what you need to know:

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport prepares for Thanksgiving travel

2020 Thanksgiving travel: TSA screens 1 million for the first time since March despite COVID surge

Despite COVID-19, SC expects travel this Thanksgiving. Here’s what you should know. | COVID-19