He points out that there are fewer, more crowded flights and far more airport congestion now than in the past.

Max ran from the classroom, charged down the crowded flight of concrete fire stairs, and barreled out into the playground.

Employees recognize that the more crowded flights are good for business.

Business travelers are usually the late bookers, which means they are the most likely to get the exit-row seats on a crowded flight.

Probably it was nothing-weather, crowded flights, her phone on the blink, that was all.

Get ready for more crowded flights, fuller hotels and increased competition for tables at your favorite expense-account restaurants.

That makes for more crowded flights.

But misery may be a zero-sum game: passengers may have more crowded flights and higher fares to look forward to.

A single woman with a common name on crowded flights is probably best.

Half an hour into a crowded flight to Phoenix a couple of years ago, something brushed by my feet.