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THERE'S a big travel day coming up in the United States — but it may not be the one you think. With the Fourth of July holiday, millions of Americans are taking to the skies — and one day in the coming week will be the busiest for air travel this year. Natural World Safaris revealed new data about the increased rate of travel in 2024, predicting that the busiest travel day ever is coming up.

They said July 4th is "often the quietest travel day" around the holiday . They said that the last busiest day on record was Friday, May 24, 2023. It was right before Memorial Day weekend, and 2,951,163 passengers passed through U.



S.-based airports . But this year, it's expected to be later.

Sunday, July 7th is now predicted to set a record for 2024. There is usually a spike in air travel around the Fourth of July as it is a pretty popular holiday full of festivities. This year, the holiday is on a Thursday, kicking off a four-day weekend.

The experts analyzed past TSA data from 2019 when July 4th last fell on a Thursday and saw that the Sunday after the holiday was the busiest day during this period. They said that "TSA screened 2,795,369 passengers, making this a 33.82% increase from July 4th to Sunday 7th.

" Will Bolsover, Founder and CEO at Natural World Safaris , offered insight into the results. “Often increased passenger numbers can lead to severe delays if airports are not correctly primed to handle such a big influx of travelers," he said. "This, coupled with an increased nu.

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