Memorial Day Weekend is around the corner, and with it, the unofficial start of summer.
But with the busy weekend comes the surge of holiday travelers.
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AAA expects travel to pass pre-pandemic levels, so much so, that the roads and airports will be the busiest since the year 2000.
Nearly 3.4 million people are expected to catch a flight that weekend, officials say.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg says the FAA is still working to hire more air traffic controllers to keep up.
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"This is going to be a huge amount of pressure on the system, the way that the demand has come back," he said.
Buttigieg also said airlines are now being held accountable for staffing shortages and a lack of preparation in the event of bad weather.