Northwest Iowa — Many of us will be making Thanksgiving journeys next week, in many cases to visit distant family and friends for a big holiday meal.
Rose White, at Triple-A-Iowa, says those who are planning trips will be in good company.
While surveys find about nine in ten will be driving to their destinations next week, those who are flying are seeing the lowest average airfares since 2013. White says the price to fly is way down from Thanksgiving a year ago.
It’s a different story for motorists, though, as gasoline prices are up almost 50-cents a gallon from a year ago, so it’ll cost a good deal more to fill the tank.
The average price for gas statewide is $2.53 a gallon, up from $2.06 a year ago. The current national average is slightly higher than Iowa’s at $2.55, which was also the price in Sheldon as of early Friday morning.
