Monitoring Labor Day travel traffic at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth

Birmingham’s airport will see more than 50 arrivals and departures on Labor Day. AAA expects domestic travel this Labor Day holiday period to be a 9% increase from 2023. A number of arrivals and departures have been delayed at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth.

You can check the airport’s website to check the status of your arrival or departure.

Airport staff tell us the lines for security and check in have been extremely long at points throughout the holiday and surrounding days as people travel but it comes in waves.

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One flier, Donna Kinsler had no issues coming into or out of Birmingham. Kinsler said, “The experience has been great. There was a delay in Atlanta that I didn’t particularly care for but what are you gonna do about it.”

AAA recommends you arrive at least two hours before your flight. And if you’re driving to avoid the road during certain windows. You can view those windows here.

If you’re driving, they ask drivers to make sure their car is sound. More than 300,000 drivers are expected to be rescued by AAA.