Transportation
US Airlines See Record Holiday Travel Even as Airfares Climb
Travelers in a Frontier Airlines check-in line at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Dec. 23.
Photographer: Elijah Nouvelage/BloombergUS airlines expect to ferry a record number of passengers over the holidays after a year in which economic uncertainty and a government shutdown have whipsawed travel demand.
A daily average of 2.9 million passengers will travel between Dec. 19 and Jan. 5, 1.5% more than a year ago, the Airlines for America lobby group said in a statement.