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In what might be a record-breaking Super Bowl, airlines are preparing to fly tens of thousands of passengers to Las Vegas this weekend.
This year’s Super Bowl may break multiple records.
As the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers square off on Sunday, there’s been a sharp uptick in demand for weekend travel to Las Vegas.
Even viewership could exceed 200 million, as speculation swirls whether Taylor Swift will be in attendance and companies spend millions of dollars for glitzy ad campaigns.
Flight bookings to Las Vegas from Wednesday to Sunday rose by 875% compared to the same time last year, according to FCM, the business travel division of Flight Centre Travel Group, a travel agency based in Australia.
Fans flying to Las Vegas are coming from Chicago, New York/New Jersey, Denver, Dallas and Los Ange