CHARLOTTE, N.C. – American Airlines is prepared for record breaking Memorial Day weekend travel which will unofficially kick off the airline’s summer travel season.

Across its network, American is preparing to care for more customers this weekend compared to last year, with a schedule that is 30% larger than its closest competitor.

At CLT airport American expects to serve nearly 445,000 customers on more than 4,000 flights between may 23rd and may 28th. With an estimated 20% more customers departing CLT last yea, the hub is preparing to operate its busiest Memorial Day Weekend on record. The biggest travel day of the weekend will be Thursday, May 23rd.

This record-breaking holiday weekend is at the start of American’s busiest summer on record at CLT, where the airline is offering no stop service to more that 170 destinations around the world  on more that 690 peak daily departures.

 

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