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Air travel in the U.S. hit a 5-month high over Labor Day weekend - CBS News
Ignoring elected officials' pleas for people to stay home for Labor Day, more Americans flew over the holiday weekend than at any time since the coronavirus pandemic erupted in the U.S. in March.
The Transportation Security Administration screened 3.2 million passengers over the four-day weekend, according to figures released by the agency on Tuesday. Friday was the busiest day since March 16, with 970,000 passengers screened. Monday was close behind, with 935,000 passengers screened.
Despite the increase in air travel, passenger counts remain well off year-ago levels. The number of flyers over the Labor Day weekend was less than half of the 2019 total, when some 8 million passengers were screened over a four-day period.
Ignoring elected officials' pleas for people to stay home for Labor Day, more Americans flew over the holiday weekend than at any time since the coronavirus pandemic erupted in the U.S. in March.
The Transportation Security Administration screened 3.2 million passengers over the four-day weekend, according to figures released by the agency on Tuesday. Friday was the busiest day since March 16, with 970,000 passengers screened. Monday was close behind, with 935,000 passengers screened.
Despite the increase in air travel, passenger counts remain well off year-ago levels. The number of flyers over the Labor Day weekend was less than half of the 2019 total, when some 8 million passengers were screened over a four-day period.