Travelocity Reports Decline in Holiday Travel Delays

November 29, 2005

Travelocity Reports Decline in Holiday Travel Delays
November 29, 2005 – According to on-location airport monitoring conducted by Travelocity, U.S. travelers experienced slightly shorter wait times than in 2004 and minimal delays overall this past Wednesday and Sunday.

Security lines, which were tracked on the hour, were short overall this Thanksgiving weekend, and travel was described as relatively calm by Travelocity airport monitors. Travelocity tracked the nation’s 25 busiest airports and reported that average security wait times at the majority of the airports monitored were less than 10 minutes (and often closer to 5 minutes in many cases) through security checkpoints.

"Based upon our findings, airports throughout the country really pulled through this Thanksgiving holiday, and didn’t appear frazzled by a number of potential challenges that could have led to some long travel days this weekend," said Amy Ziff, Travelocity’s editor-at-large. "The Transportation Security Administration along with airport administrators throughout the country managed to show slight improvements to last year’s already minimal wait times."

This was the fifth consecutive year that Travelocity monitored wait times and other key happenings. To view the results, visit http://www.travelocity.com/.