As the holiday weekend unfolds, airports across the United States are seeing a surge in travelers, including Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, which saw more than 36,000 departing seats booked between Thursday and Sunday. This marks a 5% increase in traveler numbers compared to the 2020-2024 period.”Traffic hasn’t been so terrible. We’re about an hour late now, running an hour behind, but hopefully we get back to Charlotte and then Columbia tonight,” said Joel Lourie, a traveler. Sunday was the airport’s busiest day, with close to 10,000 outbound seats occupied. Despite the uptick in air traffic, airport operations saw minimal delays across 315 scheduled departing flights over the four-day period. “It’s really nice because you don’t have to show up super early. You can like, get through pretty quickly, even on a big holiday weekend. It seems like they’re usually prepared for that influx of people,” said Austin Lourie, who was heading home to California. While TSA lines have a reputation for long waits, many passengers credited services like TSA PreCheck and CLEAR Mobile with easing travel stress. “I’ve seen worse lines — Christmas time is really bad. It’s very busy right now, but I feel like I’ll be fine,” said Landen Scott, who was heading home after the holidays. Ground transportation also experienced a rise in activity. According to AAA, 61.6 million people opted to drive over the weekend, reflecting a 2.2 percent increase from the previous year.

As the holiday weekend unfolds, airports across the United States are seeing a surge in travelers, including Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, which saw more than 36,000 departing seats booked between Thursday and Sunday. This marks a 5% increase in traveler numbers compared to the 2020-2024 period.

“Traffic hasn’t been so terrible. We’re about an hour late now, running an hour behind, but hopefully we get back to Charlotte and then Columbia tonight,” said Joel Lourie, a traveler.

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Sunday was the airport’s busiest day, with close to 10,000 outbound seats occupied. Despite the uptick in air traffic, airport operations saw minimal delays across 315 scheduled departing flights over the four-day period.

“It’s really nice because you don’t have to show up super early. You can like, get through pretty quickly, even on a big holiday weekend. It seems like they’re usually prepared for that influx of people,” said Austin Lourie, who was heading home to California.

While TSA lines have a reputation for long waits, many passengers credited services like TSA PreCheck and CLEAR Mobile with easing travel stress.

“I’ve seen worse lines — Christmas time is really bad. It’s very busy right now, but I feel like I’ll be fine,” said Landen Scott, who was heading home after the holidays.

Ground transportation also experienced a rise in activity. According to AAA, 61.6 million people opted to drive over the weekend, reflecting a 2.2 percent increase from the previous year.