Airlines Set to Fly Millions for Fourth of July
Airlines are gearing up for what is expected to be another record breaking Fourth of July, with international bookings up.
Meghna Maharishi is Skift’s Airline Reporter, where she covers everything from loyalty programs to policy-making in Washington, D.C. She previously covered the airline industry at The Points Guy, worked on the investigative desk at CNBC, and did data visualization at CNN Politics. Send tips to Meghna on Signal at mmaharishi.61.
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