The long weekend is kicking off with an influx of travelers flying and driving into the Lone Star State.It’ll be an eventful Memorial Day weekend for sports fans flocking to North Texas to see their team try to get closer to the NBA Finals or Stanley Cup Finals.Cirium, the aviation analytics firm, reported 6% more domestic seats are scheduled this holiday weekend, and up 13% this year compared to Mem2019, based on flights departing Friday and returning Monday.
The firms’ analysis found the top departure points for cities flying into the area during the playoff runs have been from Chicago, Boston and Atlanta, to name a few., managing director at Airline Data Inc., said airlines need to be sure that they can operate flights with the number of crew members scheduled. He said airlines have been pretty good about that this year.
Uncertainty also looms over air travel as major airlines have called on Boeing, the nation’s largest airplane maker, to improve safety and operations after several incidents in recent years. But on the bright side, many labor contracts have been ratified among unions at the major airlines, and airfares are down 2.6% per ticket this Memorial Day weekend compared to last, according to Hopper, the travel app. All this to say, Texans will be traveling this summer at record levels.
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