Labor Day Holiday Weekend To Cap Off Record Summer Of Air Travel

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 31: A traveler walks past members of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) conducting an informational picket over contract negotiations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on August 31, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Labor Day weekend will cap off the busiest summer of airline travel on record in the U.S. with over 14 million passengers predicted to board flights, which will top pre-pandemic travel numbers. According to the FAA, today will be the busiest day of the holiday weekend with 52,203 flights scheduled in U.S. airspace. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)