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Despite spotty weather and stubbornly high fuel prices, Labor Day travelers are expected to pack airports and highways at near-record levels this weekend as they close out the summer.
The Transportation Security Administration said it estimated passenger numbers this Labor Day weekend would fall just below those of 2025, which brought
in agency history. Over 17 million passengers are expected to pass through screening checkpoints from Thursday through Wednesday this year, the agency said.
Most people will take to the skies on Friday, with about 2.8 million travelers expected that day. On the same day last year, the T.S.A. said it screened 2.9 million passengers, the highest volume ever for the Friday before Labor Day.
Weather challenges across the United States could complicate holiday plans. Severe thunderstorms, damaging wind and potential hail are possible from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, the second busiest day for air travel ahead of the holiday weekend. The potential for severe weather is mostly centered on Washington and Baltimore, said Zack Taylor, a supervisory meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
In the Southwest, increased moisture will return through the weekend, bringing an increased risk of flash floods. U.S. national parks in this region are popular with this year’s Labor Day travelers, according to AAA, the automobile organization. Many renters plan to pick up cars in Denver and Las Vegas to visit
Visitors at Grand Canyon National Park, a popular road-trip destination.
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