already have braved the fourth of july frenzy on the roads. i a its they going to be pretty busy and congested. that s why i didn t want to wait and leave any later than today. reporter: or at some of the nation s airports, many of which team to be bursting at the seams on friday. aaa expecting nearly 48 million people will have traveled either by road or air by the time this fourth of july weekend comes to a close. most of them some 43 million opting to drive to and from their destinations according to aaa. the biggest is people traveling by car. there are reasons for that. international travel is down. cruising has not picked back up yet. people may generally feel more comfortable traveling by car. you can decide when you re going to leave, where you re going to stop. maybe not everybody in the family is vaccinated yet. reporter: gross expect rising fuel prices likely aren t keeping families from a post-pandemic getaway. it won t be cheap, a gallon of gas averaging $3.12 nati
keeping families from a post-pandemic getaway. it won t be cheap, a gallon of gas averaging $3.12 nationally, the highest in seven years. $11, 2.5 gallons. reporter: experts say not only is summer demand to blame but a shortage of fuel truck drivers that has left some service stations empty. flying this weekend? you ll want to adhere to your air crew s instructions or face paying some hefty fines. the federal aviation administration has received over 3,000 reports of unruly passengers this year alone. majority of incidents related to noncompliance of the federal mandate requiring mask wearing on flights. hoping to address people who don t listen to crew instructions, the agency rolled out a video message for those who should know better from those who do. they ll go to jail if they keep doing that stuff. that is so unsafe. they should know better if they re adults. reporter: polo sandoval, cnn,
you can decide when you re going to leave, where you re going to stop. maybe not everybody in the family is vaccinated yet. reporter: rising fuel prices likely aren t keeping families from a post-pandemic getaway. it won t be cheap, a gallon of gas averaging $3.12 nationally, the highest in seven years. $11, 2.5 gallons. reporter: not only is summer demand to blame, but a shortage of fuel truck drivers that has left some service stations empty. flying, adhere to our air crew s instructions or face paying hefty fines. the federal aviation administration has received over 3,000 reports of unruly passengers this year alone. majority of incidents related to noncompliance of the federal mandate requiring mask wearing on flights. hoping to address people who don t listen to crew instructions, the agency rolled out a video message for those who should know better from
international travel is still down. cruising has not picked back up yet. people may generally feel a little bit more comfortable traveling by car. you can decide where you re going to leave and stop. reporter: prices aren t keeping families from a long overdue post pandemic get away. the cost of a gall loren of gas $3.12 nationally, the high nest 7 years. $11. i m at 2.5 gallons. experts say not only is summer demand to blame, but a shortage of fuel truck drivers that have left some service stations empty. flying this weekend, you want to adhere to your air crews instructions or face paying hefty fines. the faa has received over 3,000 reports of unruly passengers this year alone. majority of incidents related to noncompliance of the federal mandate for mask wearing on
here s a part of it. fighting is not good when you re on a plane. i don t know why they keep doing that stuff. i would be really scared. i would not like that, if someone did that to me. they should know better if they re, like, adults. they re a grown-up, and they have to play a good role model. reporter: much-needed finger wagging coming from the kids because it has led to cancellations and delays, as well. by the way, if you hope to skip the flight all together, you ll be among the majority. 43 million people will actually be getting to and from their destinations on the road. it may not necessarily be cheaper, though, with the average price for a gallon of gas right now at $3.12, the highest in seven years. roads are pretty congested. i was flying out of laguardia yesterday, it was pretty packed. how busy it today? reporter: i would say it s certainly not the busiest we ve