Summer Airline Travelers Expect to Face a Fourth of July Holiday Crush. LAX Among the Busiest

Traveling before and after the fourth of July will mean crowds at major airports.

Travelers receive boarding passes and check in baggage at the Delta Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport on May 23, 2024. Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times/TNS

By Andrew J. Campa From Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles International Airport and other area airports are preparing for a crush of airline passengers, with Friday kicking off the busy Fourth of July travel season.