Newark Liberty International Airport has faced a turbulent week, ahead of what’s expected to be a record July Fourth for air travelers.

Bad weather and a one-day shortage of air traffic controllers led to widespread delays earlier this week, but the airport resumed to business as usual on Tuesday with fewer delays and preparations underway for a huge influx of travelers.

According to AAA, more than 2 million New Jerseyans are predicted to travel at least 50 miles for the holiday, and more than 180,000 of them taking to the air.

Travel analysts have different theories for these numbers, which would constitute about a 5% increase from the same time period last year.

“People are traveling differently, and that has a lot to do with remote or remote or hybrid work,” said Tracy Noble, manager of public and government affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic. “New Jersey schools go quite late into June. So this is the first family vacation that a lot of folks are going to be taking for the summer.”

“Airfares are down slightly compared to last year,” said Henry Harteveldt, an industry analyst for Atmosphere Research Group. “July Fourth is on a Thursday, and a lot of people are turning this into four or five-day weekends or building a week-long trip around the holiday.”