DIA anticipates record number of travelers during the 4th | News [Video]

“Flags won’t be the only thing flying during the 4th of July holiday,” Denver International Airport said in a post on its X account.

DIA expects more than 878,000 passengers to pass through its security checkpoints between June 28 through July 9, according to a news release.

Nationally, Transportation Security Administration officials calculated that more than 16.2 million people will use TSA security screening from July 3 to July 8.

At DIA, June 28, June 30, July 7 and July 8 were expected be the busiest days during the holiday week, with more than 321,000 passengers moving through security screening — a 4.7 percent increase from the same period in 2023.

Peak travel times include 3 a.m. to 4:30 a.m., 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

To handle the wave of passengers, new DIA trains were unveiled Tuesday — replacing decade-old ones that had been breaking down more in recent years. 

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