Airlines brace for large crowds over Fourth of July holiday weekend
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
A traveler waits for a shuttle bus to arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travelers wait to pick up their luggage at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travelers wait in for a TSA security check at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Traffic builds up outside terminals at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Airline passengers arrive at Chicago's Midway International Airport on the first day of the July 4th holiday weekend Friday, July 1, in Chicago. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Southwest Airlines passenger jet takes off at Chicago's Midway International Airport on the first day of the July 4th holiday weekend Friday, July 1, in Chicago. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A traveler moves through the Philadelphia International Airport ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travelers check in at the Philadelphia International Airport ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travelers wait in a security line at the Philadelphia International Airport ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Arriving travelers move toward the baggage claim at the Philadelphia International Airport ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travelers move along Interest 95 ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travelers hustle through a terminal at the Philadelphia International Airport ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A gas price is displayed at a filling station ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1.