Joy Noelle Balanag booked her vacation months ago, hoping to beat the potentially record-breaking summer rush.
"We could hear the actual bridge falling down one by one, and when we came out we saw that hole," said Kumar.
More than 8,000 flights to, from and inside the United States, including at Oakland Int'l Airport, have been canceled due to COVID-19.
Independence Day travel is expected to reach pre-pandemic levels as more than 47 million people take to U.S. roads and skies this year.
Southwest Airlines offers cheap one-way fares in end-of-spring 50th birthday sale. Vegas: $49; Orange County: $50; Kona Hawaii: $149.
You don't have to travel across the globe to have a fancy vacation. Plan a staycation in San Francisco by visiting these local spots.