While flight delay and cancelation rates are well above 2019 averages, travel experts are predicting that there will be further delays over the holiday weekend.
More than 12.7 million passengers are expected to depart from US airports with an average of 2.6 million passengers departing each day throughout Labor Day Weekend.
While a majority of travelers (roughly 10.8 million) are heading to domestic destinations, about 1.8 million travelers are taking advantage of relaxed covid-19 travel requirements to head out of the country.
Compared to August of 2019, 23% of flights in August have been delayed from departing US airports while cancellation rates have more than doubled.
Labor Day 2022 Top 10 Busiest Airports in terms of passengers, data compiled by Hopper include:
According to Hopper, the airports where travelers should expect potential delays and cancellations, ranked on August Delay Average and August Cancellation Average are:
The best airports for Labor Day 2022 are:
To best prepare for the pending disruptions over Labor Day Weekend, some steps to consider include:
- Add trip protection
- Build in a buffer day for travel plans
- Take the earliest flight available
- Sign up for alerts from carriers
- Research other nearby airports for options