Each day between May 23 and 28, more than half a million travelers will check-in, head to the airport, and then take a flight with the Chicago-based carrier. This number of passengers represents up to three takeoffs every minute, reaching 4,400 flights daily over the holiday period. With 25,000 more passengers per day than witnessed over Spring Break this year, the airline expects the busiest day as May 23, which will see 520,000 booked to travel.
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Further afield, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Tokyo Narita, Japan, have seen year-on-year double-digit growth across the Memorial Day weekend.
By Aaron Bailey via SimpleFlying
