Memorial Day Launches Summer Journey Season at CLT

CHARLOTTE, NC – Summer journey is taking off at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), starting with Memorial Day weekend the place an estimated 1.05 million flyers are anticipated to reach and depart between May 20–26. CLT anticipates regular demand and encourages everybody to plan forward, arrive early and use the airport’s on-line instruments earlier than touring. Peak journey days are anticipated to be Thursday, May 21; Friday, May 22 and Monday, May 25. More than 5,000 flights are anticipated to depart in the course of the week.

“Summer is traditionally our busiest time of the year and our team is ready to welcome passengers through Charlotte,” mentioned Jeff Perry, chief working officer at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. “Customers should anticipate heavier crowds during peak periods and plan ahead by arriving at the terminal at least two hours before domestic departures and three hours before international flights.”

While the passenger forecast is roughly 8% decrease than 2025’s vacation journey interval, CLT continues to see sturdy and constant native demand. Of the 531,000 departing passengers, roughly 202,000 (38%) will start their journey in Charlotte, in step with 2025 numbers.

TSA PreCheck® Touchless ID is on the market at Checkpoint 2 for eligible clients with American, Delta, Southwest, and United. Passengers can even view real-time safety wait instances at cltairport.com and the CLT Airport App.

Travelers are inspired to order parking prematurely at parkCLT.com or on the CLT Airport app. Through the Royalty Program, members can earn rewards factors when reserving on-line by way of parkCLT.com or the CLT Airport app. Drivers ought to contemplate alternate routes and plan to reach at their parking area at the least half-hour earlier than their meant terminal arrival time.

CLT could have extra workers within the terminal and alongside the curbside sporting brilliant yellow vests throughout peak journey instances all through the summer time. Updates with vital impacts will probably be posted in real-time to the Airport’s social media accounts (@cltairport).

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