The Transportation Security Administration announced on Friday that it had screened more than 2.95 million airline passengers, setting a new single-day record.
In a post on X, Formerly known as Twitter, the agency said it screened 2,951,163 people at airport checkpoints nationwide on Saturday, beating the previous record of 2,907,378 set on the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year.
“If you flew yesterday, congratulations, you were part of a record-breaking day!” Lisa Farbstein, a spokeswoman for the TSA, said in a Separate post.
The TSA predicts Friday will be the busiest day for air travel ahead of the start of Memorial Day weekend, with nearly 3 million people expected to pass through airport checkpoints.
The TSA screened just under 2.9 million people Thursday, down about 11,000 from the previous record. Five of the 10 busiest travel days have come since May 16, the company said.
A Memorial Day weekend trip is also expected Break records on the roads.
The American Automobile Association, or AAA, warned that the roads could be more congested than ever before this weekend. More crowd than previous years. System, see Various economic factors and partners with other groups to plan travel conditions, declared An estimated 43.8 million people across the U.S. traveled at least 50 miles Thursday through Monday earlier this month. According to AAA, this would represent a 4% increase in overall travel compared to 2023.
“We haven’t seen Memorial Day weekend travel numbers like this in nearly 20 years,” Paula Twidale, AAA’s senior vice president of travel, said in a statement. “We’re expecting an extra million travelers this holiday weekend compared to 2019, which not only means we’re surpassing pre-pandemic levels, but also marks a very busy summer travel season.”
Emily Mae Czachor contributed to this report.
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