As a damaging heat wave sweeps through California and the Southwest, many other people are eager to get through Labor Day weekend.
As a farewell to summer, about 12. 7 million passengers are expected to fly this weekend, according to Hopper, an online travel site. Hopper predicts that airports in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Denver will be the busiest hubs in the U. S. million passengers travelling locally and another 1. 8 million travelling abroad.
Los Angeles International Airport expects to see 456,000 passengers departing Thursday through Monday, about 56,000 more than last year, according to Los Angeles World Airports. This continues a trend at LAX that started the summer, with 36 million passengers departing in the first six months of the year compared to 23 million in 2021.
The total number of trips is returning to pre-pandemic levels, with a sharp increase in the number of foreign travelers to Mexico, Japan, France, England, South Korea and other countries. Part of this is possibly due to a more flexible COVID. -19 protocols than in previous years.
“Some airlines have doubled or tripled their number of seats for foreigners compared to last year,” said Victoria Spilabotte, a spokeswoman for Los Angeles World Airports.
It recommends airline passengers check if their flights are on time and if there are cancellations.
The U. S. Department of Transportation The U. S. Department of Homeland Security has unveiled a new dashboard designed to ease some of the pain of air travel. The dashboard shows which major airlines offer loose booking changes, loose hotel coupons, and other accommodations. increase across the country.
On average, 23% of all flights in August were delayed from the U. S. In the U. S. , up 28% from 2019, according to Hopper’s analysis. Cancellation fees, around 3% of departing flights, more than doubled in the same period.
All of those trips come as an unprecedented heat wave suffocates California and the Southwest. Temperatures are expected to persist in the 3 digits the first week of September for The California high and show no signs of abating, according to the National Weather Service. Excessive heat Warnings are in place during Labor Day weekend, and meteorologists advise others to avoid outdoor activities during the day and stay hydrated.
The National Weather Service issued an exaggerated heat warning for California’s outdoor spaces, adding southwest Arizona and Las Vegas over Labor Day weekend. Phoenix has closed the popular Camelback Mountain and Piestewa Peak hiking trails on days with exaggerated heat precautions.
While the weather won’t be mild this weekend, gas costs are falling. In a survey of its members, the American Automobile Association said nearly two-thirds of U. S. adults. costs have slowed, inflation continues to play a role in people’s decisions.
Only 32% of members surveyed said they would travel on the holiday weekend, and the majority said they would drive to their destination. Las Vegas, San Diego and Orlando were the most sensitive destinations in terms of hotel, cruise and tour bookings among Southern Californians. , AAA said. AAA said it plans to help more than 58,000 travelers on the road in the first week of September. AAA also expects more drivers to ride in the fall.
Although Labor Day marks the unofficial start of summer, it has lost some of its appeal to parents who watch their children start school in the first weeks of August.
“10 or 20 years ago, Labor Day was considered a big holiday,” said Marie Montgomery, a spokeswoman for the Southern California Automobile Club. “But because of the early start of the school year, it’s less of a holiday trip. “
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