Creaky US air traffic system faces summer travel rush

As the Memorial Day holiday weekend gets underway, US voyagers are girding for a bumpy ride as heavy summer travel volumes test the nation's overworked air traffic system.

Travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport said this week they were resigned to delays but not worried about safety.

"It's more of a concern coming back," Benjamin Schmutzer, 32, said Wednesday night at Newark before his departure to Portugal. "Hopefully the government has sorted it out."

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