ORLANDO, Fla. — Travelers may be in for some sticker shock while booking a flight for the holidays.
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Travel agents say it will cost you about 55% more than this same time last year because of a limited number of available seats.
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The average domestic round-trip ticket is $274.
“This Thanksgiving will be a very expensive holiday to travel, especially for travelers who are booking late,” said Hayley Berg with Hopper.
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Some travel experts say the holidays could be just as busy as the summer travel season when 55,000 flights were canceled because of staffing issues or bad weather.
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