passenger fitzroy graham and his wife are heading home to atlanta, and say the news about the omicron variant is an unwelcome travel companion. some people may not be aware, may not be following the news or looking at the information and there may be a higher transmissibility of this virus.e reporter: travel is now nearly back to pre-pandemic levels. a.a.a. estimates more than 53 million americans traveled for the holiday, up 13% from 2020. the vast majority hit the road but found gas prices sky high,td the national average is now $3.39 a gallon, that is up $1.27 compared it to last year. i think there is a lot of frustrated motorists out there. reporter: but gas buddy s t patrick dehaan says they could see some relief, the threat of that new covid variant is pushing oil prices back down. in fact they plummeted some $10 a barrel on friday, so motorists will likely see falling gas prices approaching christmas. reporter: and airlines are