US: Airline group says holiday travel will be higher than 2016
About 51m Americans are expected to fly on US airlines in the three weeks around Christmas and New Year's Day, a 3.5% increase over last year. That's the forecast Wednesday from Airlines for America, a trade group for most of the leading US airlines. The group credits an improving economy and airfares that have lagged below the rate of inflation. The forecast counts domestic and international flights between Dec. 15 and Jan. 4. That would mean about 80,000 more passengers per day. The trade group says airlines are adding about 91,000 seats per day to handle the crowds.<br/>
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US: Airline group says holiday travel will be higher than 2016
About 51m Americans are expected to fly on US airlines in the three weeks around Christmas and New Year's Day, a 3.5% increase over last year. That's the forecast Wednesday from Airlines for America, a trade group for most of the leading US airlines. The group credits an improving economy and airfares that have lagged below the rate of inflation. The forecast counts domestic and international flights between Dec. 15 and Jan. 4. That would mean about 80,000 more passengers per day. The trade group says airlines are adding about 91,000 seats per day to handle the crowds.<br/>
