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July 4th Weekend: Lots of Air Travel
Californians are expected to take advantage of the mid-week holiday with longer trips, many in planes. Which weekend are you celebrating?
The projected numbers for Southern California and statewide travel over the Fourth of July weekend are nearly the highest in the last decade, according to the Auto Club of Southern California.
The number of Californians expected to go by car on July Fourth getaways is 3.68 million while the number of plane travelers is projected at 577,000, according to the AAA.
"With the Fourth of July holiday falling in the middle of the week this year, we are finding that more travelers are taking longer trips than they would on a typical three-day holiday weekend period, which is partly why air travel is up this year," Filomena Andre, the Auto Club's vice president for travel products and services, said in a statement.
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According to AAA, during the upcoming Fourth of July celebration holiday, 54 percent of those surveyed are intending to begin their trip on Friday, June 29. This means many travelers will be enjoying a longer than normal holiday period of six days, which contributes to the higher volume of travelers.
Which leads us to wonder: anyone out there celebrating the Fourth next weekend, perhaps with two days' off at the end of the week?
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