U.S. airlines expect a 5.2 percent increase in air travel during the holiday break, to more than 2.5 million people a day.
The busiest day is expected to be the Friday before the holidays.
The trade group Airlines for America said Tuesday it forecasts that 45.7 million passengers will fly on a U.S. airline during the 18-day stretch that starts Thursday, Dec. 20, and runs through Jan. 6, the Sunday after New Year�s Day.
The group says that since last holidays, airlines have added 143,000 seats per day on domestic and international flights. They are hoping that�s enough to handle the expected increase of 126,000 passengers a day.
Travelers looking for relative calm, take note: The least-busy days are expected to be the� evening and day of the holiday itself.
(AP)
