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Travellers face another year of disruption in 2024

Demand is recovering faster than supply, which means delays and higher prices

Travellers queue up to pass security at Denver International Airport.
Image: AP

By Thomas Lee-Devlin

Nobody enjoys starting or ending a hard-earned holiday by wasting hours in an airport waiting for a flight. Alas, that is what many travellers will face in 2024.

This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition of The World Ahead 2024 under the headline “No escape from travel chaos”

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