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Despite the recent spate of airline cancellations and record gas prices, Americans don't appear to be abandoning their summer travel plans.

"Airline service gets worse and worse, delays get worse and worse, and yet people are still flying in record numbers," said Alan Bender, professor of airline economics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.

A faltering economy, record-high gas prices and upheaval in the airline industry seem like good reasons to stay home, but AAA spokesman Mike Pina expects the steady increase in summer travel to continue this year. Read full article »

CNN's Debra Alban and Sean O'Key contributed to this report.

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