WASHINGTON—U.S. aviation regulators are forecasting nearly 313,000 flights over the seven-day Memorial Day holiday period, up 4.5 percent from 2022 and just below 2019 pre-pandemic levels.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the traditional seven-day kickoff to the busy U.S. summer travel season will surpass the 299,500 flights flown in the same period in 2022 but will not match the 321,000 flights in the same period in 2019.
On Wednesday, Delta Air Lines estimated it will fly 2.8 million passengers for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday period, up 17 percent from 2022. On Tuesday, United Airlines said it was planning for its busiest Memorial Day holiday in more than a decade, forecasting nearly 2.9 million passengers between May 25 and May 30….