Summer Air Travel Record Forecast

June 2nd, 2023 at 4:18 PM EDT

Delta and Southwest concourses at the Atlanta airport

U.S. airports saw roughly 300,000 more travelers than in 2019 over the Memorial Day weekend holiday, a sign of a busy summer to come. Are airlines ready? Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss. Plus, Delta is hit with a greenwashing lawsuit.

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