The July 4th holiday weekend is setting a record. According to TSA, July 1 was when the agency screened the most passengers at airports across the country since the pandemic began: 2,490,490.
The July 4th holiday weekend is setting a record.
The last time it came close to that number was on the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year, when 2,450,300 travelers were screened at airport checkpoints nationwide. Three days earlier, February 11, 2020, the agency's statistics show 2,507,588 travelers were screened. TSA had prepared for a busy summer travel season. One concern has been whether the airlines would have enough employees to handle the expected increase in people flying.Travelers CBS 11 spoke with said they were relieved to find their flights were on time. Alex Tesfaye said,"So far so good. It's very smooth. We got here 20 minutes ago and we're just moving along." "I'm concerned about everything," Johnson said."It's been pretty easy so far.
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