More Americans travel for the Fourth of July weekend
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
A traveler walks into Terminal 3 as a sign stating face coverings are required is displayed at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, July 2. The World Health Organization is encouraging even the vaccinated to keep masks on, particularly indoors, as the delta variant of COVID-19 ricochets around the world.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travelers are lining up at O'Hare airport in Chicago, Friday, July 2.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travelers walk through Terminal 3 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, Friday, July 2.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Passengers wait in security check-in line at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, ahead of Fourth of July weekend, Thursday, July 1.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travelers wait to check-in for their flights as a sign reminding travelers to social distance is displayed in Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, July 2.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travelers make their way through the north south security checkpoint at Denver International Airport Friday, July 2, in Denver.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travelers wait for public transportation at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, July 2. AAA forecasts that more than 47 million people will travel by car or plane this weekend in the U.S., a return to 2019 levels and 40% higher than last year.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A shaft of light illuminates a passenger before boarding a flight at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, ahead of Fourth of July weekend. Americans enjoying newfound liberty are expected to travel and gather for cookouts, fireworks and family reunions over the Fourth of July weekend in numbers not seen since pre-pandemic days.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Motorists head west along Interstate 70 to get an early start on the Fourth of July holiday weekend near Golden, Colo. Americans enjoying newfound liberty are expected to travel and gather for cookouts, fireworks and family reunions over the Fourth of July weekend in numbers not seen since pre-pandemic days.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People travel through Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City. Americans enjoying newfound liberty are expected to travel and gather for cookouts, fireworks and family reunions over the Fourth of July weekend in numbers not seen since pre-pandemic days.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People walk through Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City. Americans enjoying newfound liberty are expected to travel and gather for cookouts, fireworks and family reunions over the Fourth of July weekend in numbers not seen since pre-pandemic days.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People walk along La Jolla Shores beach as Independence Day weekend nears in San Diego. Americans enjoying newfound liberty are expected to travel and gather for cookouts, fireworks and family reunions over the Fourth of July weekend in numbers not seen since pre-pandemic days.