Daily Memo: U.S. Airlines Prepare For Record Thanksgiving Travel

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American Airlines says its 1,500 mainline and regional aircraft will travel nearly 65 million miles between Nov. 21 and Dec. 3. It expects to serve more than 6.8 million Biscoff cookies on board during the period—if placed in a line, the snacks would stretch nearly the distance of a flight from New York to Charlotte, N.C.

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Air travel volumes are projected to surge to new heights over the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the U.S., and airlines are preparing to meet the challenge amid potentially difficult weather conditions and an airport workers strike in Charlotte, N.C. The Transportation Security...
Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

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