Brace for Memorial Day weekend travel chaos as more than 42 MILLION Americans ... trends now

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The nation is bracing for Memorial Day chaos as more than 42million Americans are set to hit the roads, tracks and skies for the long weekend.

Seventy-six flights within, into or out of the US had already been cancelled by midday, and a further 1,500 hit by delays. 

The rise in airfare costs hasn't put off the 3.4 million expected to fly, an increase of 11 percent on last year and even a 5.4 percent increase on 2019 numbers before the pandemic, the AAA said. 

Airports are expected to have their busiest Memorial Day weekend since 2005. The roads were so far yet to buckle under the strain Friday morning - but the vacation stampede will begin in earnest after the working day finishes. 

Although gas prices remain high they are well below last year's level, with an average national price of $3.53 per gallon compared with $4.60 in May 2022, encouraging 37.1 million to travel by car.