nbc s ellison barber, sam brock, and mike memoli. good to see all of you. ellison, i know you re at hartsfield-jackson atlanta airport. this is the busiest airport in the country. what are you hearing from travelers as they get to set to travel with this new jump in cases? it is very busy here. this airport is always busy, especially during the holidays. last year was an exception to that rule, but this holiday season, officials here at hartsfield-jackson international airport, they say that they expect to welcome about 3.7 million travelers in the next two weeks. airports across the country are expecting a lot of flyers. aaa says airlines will see an increase of 184%, compared to last year. in general, travel is up by about 34%. again, that s compared to this time last year. it s not quite pre-pandemic levels, but very, very close. aaa expects 109 million people
happy to wear a mask. so i was willing to do it for family. reporter: obviously no plan is foolproof, but there are some steps health officials say you can take to protect yourself if you re traveling this holiday season. one of those, the cdc says, is to not travel unless you re fully vaccinated. another is they say if you have any sort of known covid expose exposure, stay home, do not fly. third is to get tested after your trip. aaa says that airlines will see an increase of 184% compared to this time last year. in general, travel is up by about 34% compared to this time last year. it is not quite pre-pandemic levels but it is very close. aaa says they expect 109 million people to travel within 50 miles