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(CNN) — Planes are going to be crowded. Patience will be tried. Some level of aggravation is all but inevitable.

Throw in a seat-kicker, a tipsy stranger and someone who’s blissfully barefoot, and the summer odyssey becomes a little more challenging. And this summer is poised to be a record-setter for air travel. Industry trade organization Airlines for America expects US airlines to carry a record 271 million passengers from June through August.



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