• American Airlines Group forecast 75 million customers across 750,000 flights for its 2026 summer travel period from May 21 to Sept. 8, topping its prior record set in 2019.
• Memorial Day weekend traffic expected at more than 4.2 million customers across more than 40,000 flights from May 21 through May 26.
• Chicago O’Hare summer traffic expected to exceed 5.2 million customers, up 11% from 2025, up 48% from 2023.
• Peak day projected July 17 with 6,995 flights; second-busiest day July 10 with 6,991 flights.

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