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Busiest! Summer! Ever!
Thursday, May 26, 2016 by Elizabeth Pagano
Have you heard that Austin is over? Well, despite the absence of Uber, Lyft and days of yore, the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is expecting its busiest summer ever, with projections that 1 million passengers will fly through the city each month this summer (which runs from May to August). This isn’t just bragging, though — airport officials advise those traveling through ABIA to arrive two hours before their flight during peak departure hours and 90 minutes prior to flights all other times.
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