{"id":45827,"date":"2023-08-08T07:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T11:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/news\/the-best-and-worst-days-to-fly-for-labor-day-travel\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T07:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T11:34:04","slug":"the-best-and-worst-days-to-fly-for-labor-day-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=45827","title":{"rendered":"The best and worst days to fly for Labor Day travel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This <\/em>article<\/em> is reprinted by permission from <\/em>NerdWallet<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Labor Day may mark the unofficial end of summer in the U.S. \u2014 but it\u2019s hardly the end of airport crowds. In fact, given\u00a0record-breaking crowds\u00a0already this year, there\u2019s a good chance this Labor Day weekend could be busier than any prior Labor Day weekend.<\/p>\n

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Already this summer, U.S. airports have set fresh passenger records. June 30, the Friday before July 4, marked a new record high of passengers on a single day when more than 2.884 million people passed through Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints.<\/p>\n

That figure topped the previous record of 2.882 million people from the Sunday after 2019\u2019s Thanksgiving, according to a NerdWallet analysis of TSA data showing the number of passengers screened at U.S. TSA checkpoints over the last four years.<\/p>\n

Roughly 12% more people passed through U.S. airports in June 2023 versus June 2022, which is perhaps unsurprising given the lingering effects of the pandemic through 2022.<\/p>\n

The more impressive feat, though, is that 2023\u2019s crowds have exceeded 2019 levels. TSA screened 0.6% more passengers in June 2023 versus June 2019, proving that\u00a0summer is back\u00a0and bigger than ever.<\/p>\n

Expect Labor Day 2023 crowds to be no different, but some days around the long weekend are significantly busier than others.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss:<\/strong> \u2018All of a sudden the plane just dropped.\u2019 Terrifying turbulence is getting worse, including the kind pilots cannot easily see.<\/p>\n

The best and worst days to fly Labor Day weekend<\/strong><\/h2>\n

TSA checkpoint data suggests most people use Labor Day \u2014 which is observed on the first Monday of September \u2014 as a long weekend. They depart on Friday, bask in two full days of vacation and return home on Monday.<\/p>\n

To avoid crowds, and likely save money, book Labor Day travel on days that aren\u2019t the start and end of the weekend. Based on an average of the past four years, here were the most to least crowded days for the week surrounding Labor Day, ranked:<\/p>\n