Summer travel season busier than holidays, analysis shows

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Millions of holiday travelers heading to the nation's airports over the next week can take some solace: Neither the Christmas nor Thanksgiving travel seasons are the busiest of the year, a USA TODAY analysis shows.

Airports are crowded and hectic this time of year, but much of the perception about holiday air travel is wrong, according to the analysis, which ranked daily flight data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and the Federal Aviation Administration.

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