New York's AirTrain Has a Record-Breaking Weekend

They may have faced hours-long delays when they arrived, but a record number of people used the AirTrain at Kennedy and Newark airports during the Thanksgiving travel season.

Between Wednesday and Sunday, more than 64,000 people got to Kennedy Airport via AirTrain, including a record 19,519 on Wednesday alone, according to figures released by the Port Authority.

The previous record was 17,089 on March 29.

At Newark Liberty International Airport, 34,500 people took the AirTrain during the same five-day period, a record 11,645 paid passengers alone on Wednesday.

At JFK on average, about 11,000 people use the AirTrain on a typical day. Opened in December 2003, the $1.9 billion elevated rail line ferries travelers between the Jamaica and Howard Beach stops to and from the airport for $5 each way.

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