It's a big year for travel. Airlines for America predicts that US airlines will carry a record 271 million passengers globally during the summer months of 2024 -- a 6.3% increase from last summer. No doubt that increase is partially due to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, which kick off on Friday.
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