Nicole Lindsay thought she could beat Peak travel on weekends By booking an early morning flight, but it didn’t work out that way.
“I thought it wouldn’t be that busy, but it turned out to be very busy,” said the Baltimore resident as she took her three daughters through Palm Beach International Airport in Florida. “There were a lot of kids on the plane, so it was kind of noisy — a lot of crying kids.”
Lindsay said the flight was full, but her family had arrived safely to spend a few days in Port St. Lucie, so she wasn’t complaining.
Airlines are hoping the outcome will also be good for the millions of other passengers due to take holiday flights over the next few days.
AAA expects 70.9 million people to travel at least 50 miles (80 kilometers) from their homes over the nine days starting June 27, a 5% increase over the same period worldwide. Fourth of July Last year, most of those people would be driving, and the auto club says traffic will be worst between 2pm and 7pm on most days.
Federal officials expect record air travel numbers to decline as the Fourth of July holiday, which falls on Thursday, turns into a four-day or longer weekend.
The Transportation Security Administration expects its officers to screen more than 3 million travelers at U.S. airports on Sunday. That would surpass the more than 2.99 million travelers recorded on June 23. American Airlines said Sunday is expected to be its busiest day of the summer, with more than 6,500 flights planned.
The Transportation Security Administration was created after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and replaced a group of private security companies hired by airlines. Eight of the 10 private security companies were hired by airlines. Busiest days This year has seen a number of records in TSA history, with the number of travelers exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
The Transportation Security Administration has enough screening equipment to handle the Expected crowds This weekend and throughout the summer.
“We’ve been thoroughly tested over the last two months in our ability to meet the wait time standards of 10 minutes for a pre-screened passenger and 30 minutes for a regular passenger, so we’re prepared,” Pekoske said on NBC’s “Today” show.
Peggy Grundstrom, a frequent traveler from Massachusetts who traveled to Florida to visit her daughter and granddaughter, said the security line in Hartford, Connecticut, was unusually long.
“It was more crowded than I’ve ever seen in person, but I prefer to fly unless it’s very local,” Grundstrom said. “I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t want to drive for long periods of time.”
Polls consistently show that a high percentage of Americans I think the economy is weak.But that doesn’t stop them from traveling this summer.
“My finances are always pretty tight,” said Madison Tilner, a Northwestern University law student waiting for a flight at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. But as her career approaches, she said, “I try to travel more and make the most of my free time. I think a lot of people feel that way in the summer.”
FlightAware reported that passengers on about 3,000 flights on Wednesday were spending some of their free time hanging around airports due to flight delays.
Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to Amsterdam were forced to put their travel plans on hold for several hours when the plane landed in New York due to… spoiled meals They were served in the main cabin shortly after takeoff.
Delta apologized to passengers for the “inconvenience and delays to their flights.”