Photo by Jay Selman Jay Selman/jaybirdaviationphotos.comLike most U.S. airports, Charlotte Douglas International expects Memorial Day traffic to be the heaviest since the pandemic began. “CLT domestic seat capacity for summer 2021 will grow 1% versus summer 2019, the only hub in the AA network with (year over year) domestic growth,” said airline spokesman Andrew Trull. Secondly, at an airport media conference Tuesday, two top airport officials issued pleas for job applicants. Among the top 15 U.S. airports, Charlotte showed the smallest percentage decline in passenger count, falling 46% to 27.2 million, according to Airports Council International statistics. Friday will be the weekend’s busiest travel day, with about 26,000 locally originating passengers, said Jack Christine, airport chief operating officer.

Source: Forbes May 26, 2021 16:27 UTC