A summer from hell is coming to US airports

Millions of air passengers may face difficult travel during this year’s peak travel season thanks to a confluence of events that are making airlines and airports nervous. A4A estimates that a record 257.4m people will fly from June 1 through the end of August, the tenth consecutive summer increase. Those throngs—totalling on average 2.8m people each day—will confront 2 unique challenges: the possible reassignment of hundreds of aviation security personnel to the Mexican border, and the continued worldwide grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max. Three of the 4 largest US carriers are grappling with how to cover their busy summer schedules with the loss of 6 dozen Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The lack of those planes adds further pressure to carriers and customers at a time when the air travel system traditionally operates at full throttle. <br/>