How passengers are dealing with the busiest holiday travel days this year

Some airlines expect Friday and Saturday to be the busiest travel days they have ever dealt with this time of year.

Tony Caputo

Dec 22, 2023, 10:29 AM

Updated 354 days ago

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Are you flying out of town for the holidays this year?
Newark Liberty International Airport will be extremely busy for the next couple of days as some airlines expect Friday and Saturday to be the busiest travel days they have ever dealt with this time of year.
Travelers waiting in line at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. (Tony Caputo/News 12 New Jersey)
United Airlines says the next two days will be the busiest for the airline as they deal with nearly 1 million passengers who hope to get home for Christmas.
News 12 New Jersey’s Tony Caputo was inside Terminal B on Friday to see how commuters were dealing with the holiday travel rush.

Airport contacts

  • Newark Liberty International Airport: 973-961-6000
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport: 718-244-4444
  • LaGuardia Airport: 212-435-7000