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Airlines brace for large crowds over Fourth of July holiday weekend

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The fireworks are still a few days away, but travel for the July Fourth weekend is off to a booming start.
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A traveler waits for a shuttle bus to arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.
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Travelers wait to pick up their luggage at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.
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Travelers wait in for a TSA security check at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.
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Traffic builds up outside terminals at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.
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Airline passengers arrive at Chicago's Midway International Airport on the first day of the July 4th holiday weekend Friday, July 1, in Chicago. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.
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A Southwest Airlines passenger jet takes off at Chicago's Midway International Airport on the first day of the July 4th holiday weekend Friday, July 1, in Chicago. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.
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A traveler moves through the Philadelphia International Airport ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.
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Travelers check in at the Philadelphia International Airport ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.
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Travelers wait in a security line at the Philadelphia International Airport ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.
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Arriving travelers move toward the baggage claim at the Philadelphia International Airport ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.
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Travelers move along Interest 95 ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1.
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Travelers hustle through a terminal at the Philadelphia International Airport ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.
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A gas price is displayed at a filling station ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1.

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