If you plan to fly on vacation this summer, prepare for unprecedented crowds at the airport.

A record 246.1 million passengers are expected to fly during the season, a 3.7 percent increase over a record set last year, according to Airlines for America, a trade group for the nation’s biggest airlines.

The Transportation Security Administration also predicts a record number of air travelers at airport screening lines from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. The TSA expects to screen an average of 2.6 million passengers per day this summer, up from an average of 2 million passengers throughout the year.

Both the airlines and the TSA say they are prepared for the surge in air travelers, which the trade association has accurately predicted before.

The TSA said it has increased staffing by more than 600 screening officers since the start of the year and expects to add an additional 1,000 officers before the peak of the summer travel season.

The airline trade group says the country’s air carriers plan to add 116,000 seats per day to serve the spike in demand for air travel — a surge that industry experts attribute to a strong economy, low unemployment and relatively inexpensive fares.

ON THE MOVE

The Oahu Economic Development Board has announced its 2018 Board of Directors as follows:

>> Jeffrey Overton is the OEDB’s Board of Directors new chairman. Overton is also the principal at G70.

>> Tyler Tokioka is the OEDB’s Board of Directors new vice chairman. Tokioka is also vice president of External Affairs at Island Insurance Company.

>> Nelson Lau is the treasurer for OEDB’s Board of Directors. Lau is also the office managing partner for KPMG.

>> David Tumilowicz is the new secretary for OEDB’s Board of Directors. Tumilowicz is also the vice president, public relations, communications and brand management for Kaiser Permanente.