Article: Air Transport Association Projects 6 Percent Drop in Passengers During Eight-Day Labor Day Holiday Travel Period

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Contact: Victoria Day, +1-202-626-4141, or Dave Castelveter, +1- 202-626-4033, both of Air Transport Association

Passengers Urged to Plan Ahead and Pack Patience

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Transport Association of America, (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, forecasts that 16 million passengers* will travel globally on U.S. airlines during the 2008 Labor Day holiday period, spanning Wed., Aug. 27 through Wed., Sept. 3. This is a decline of 5.7 percent from the 17 million passengers estimated to have traveled on U.S. airlines during the same period last year.

The projected decline consists of a 6.5 percent drop ...

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