This weekend caps a record-breaking season for travel, and those hitting the road will find lower gas prices than they did last year.
Travelers await rides at Los Angeles International Airport ahead of the Labor Day holiday on Friday.This Labor Day weekend is expected to be the busiest ever for the holiday at airports — with 17 million passengers planning to fly through Wednesday, the
On Friday, there were over 8,000 delays and 450 cancellations affecting flights within, into or out of the U.S. By Saturday afternoon, there had already been 1,800 delays and 180 cancellations, according to the flight tracking sitethat domestic travel this weekend is up 9% compared to last year. Travel to Seattle — which is Labor Day's most popular destination — also went up nearly 30% from last year, when it had also topped the list.
AAA said international travel over Labor Day weekend is down 4% compared to last year. It said international travel costs, which went up by 11%, may have been a factor.this weekend in the U.S. is lower this year — dropping to about $3.35 for a gallon of regular from $3.82 a year ago. AAA said it's preparing to rescue more than 300,000 stranded drivers over the coming days due to flat tires, dead batteries and lockouts.
This busy Labor Day weekend caps a historic summer for travel. The TSA said the 10 busiest days in the agency's history took place this summer starting in May. On July 7, the TSA screened a record 3 million in a single day.Juliana Kim is a weekend reporter for Digital News, where she adds context to the news of the day and brings her enterprise skills to NPR's signature journalism.
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