Record-breaking Memorial Day weekend fuels soaring travel costs
CBSN
As the summer vacation season approaches, airports across the nation are bracing for a flood of flyers.
According to recently released numbers from AAA, the Memorial Day weekend is projected to be one of the busiest ever, with more than 42 million Americans expected to take to the skies, marking an 11% increase from last year.
However, the dream of a budget-friendly pre-Memorial Day vacation has turned into a costly trip for Kelsey Elizondo and Isaiah Wright after the couple, heading home to Atlanta from Salt Lake City, Utah, discovered that air travel expenses have skyrocketed.

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