Traveling for the Fourth of July holiday weekend? 🇺🇸 Hundreds of flights are either canceled or delayed at airports across the United States, including Philadelphia NewsWakisha reports
Monday morning travelers packed into Philadelphia International Airport to kick off their holiday week. Officials say more than 2 million passengers went through TSA checkpoints since Friday.
On Monday, local travelers waited up to 30 minutes to go through security lines. While waiting they were all hoping their flights weren’t delayed or even worse, canceled. Especially after paying a hefty price to fly.READ MORE:Flights are up 14%, while hotels are up 23% and car rentals are costing an average of $40 more a day than in recent years, but these fliers knew how to find a deal.
“We looked in advance, we went through a travel agency, it’s a few of us traveling so that helped us save,” Tosha Rivers said.Jada Johnson, or let’s just say Mrs. Johnson, isn’t just smiling because she saved a few dollars.The busier days are expected to be Thursday and Friday. To avoid long lines, travelers should get to the airport early.
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