A record number of people are expected to fly over the holidays. That’s good for travel stocks, but not for passengers.

Over 119 million people in the U.S. are expected to hit the road over the coming days, surpassing pre-COVID-19 peaks, with air travel seeing the biggest increase.

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A record number of people are expected to fly over the holidays. That’s good for travel stocks, but not for passengers.

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