U.S. Airlines Prepare For Record Number Of Passengers This Summer

Airlines in the U.S. are expected to see 4.5 percent more passengers than last year, a record number, according to the industry trade group Airlines for America.

From June through August, about 2.4 million passengers a day are expected to fly on airlines in the U.S., and in response, airlines are working to increase the seats they have available by more than 4 percent this summer.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks to Jill Schlesinger of CBS News about why the increase in passengers is expected, and what the economic implications are.