How airlines are preparing for record Memorial Day weekend travel
Airlines will be tested during this weekend's unofficial start to the summer travel season. AAA predicts more than 3 million travelers will fly into their destinations over the Memorial Day holiday. CBS News Chris Van Cleave explains how the flight industry has been preparing to handle the Rush. After the chaos we saw last summer, the airport had jammed freeways and long lines. The Memorial Day travel Rush is taking off. It's a lot of people. I'm from a tiny place. This is a bit overwhelming. Since Saturday, TSA has screened over 12 point 1 million people, nearly 700,000. More than 2019, Airlines added 1000s of employees since last summer, when more than 45,000 flights were canceled. The biggest issue we have is whether an air traffic control delay is what we need to focus on. FAA staffing issues prompted airlines to reduce flying and caused delays at the Denver Airport last weekend. You were very hard on the airlines about their staffing issues. A year later, ATC is still...
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