TSA sets new record for number of travelers screened in a single day

The Transportation Security Administration introduced it screened greater than 2.95 million airline passengers on Friday, setting a new record for a single day.

In a post on X, previously generally known as Twitter, the company stated Saturday that it screened 2,951,163 people at airport checkpoints nationwide on Friday, surpassing the earlier record of 2,907,378 set on the Sunday after Thanksgiving final 12 months.

“If you flew yesterday, congratulations, you were part of a record-setting day!” stated Lisa Farbstein, a spokesperson for the TSA, in a separate post.

Ahead of the beginning of Memorial Day weekend, the TSA predicted that Friday can be the busiest day for air journey, with practically 3 million individuals anticipated to move by means of airport checkpoints.

TSA screened slightly below 2.9 million individuals Thursday, coming inside about 11,000 from the earlier record. Five of the ten busiest-ever journey days have been since May 16, the company stated.

Memorial Day weekend journey can be anticipated to break records on the roads.

The American Automobile Association, or AAA, warned of probably unprecedented congestion on roads this weekend, together with airports that might be even more crowded than in years previous. The group, which appears to be like at various economic factors and companions with different teams to undertaking journey circumstances, announced earlier this month that an estimated 43.8 million individuals throughout the United States would doubtless journey at the very least 50 miles from Thursday to Monday. That would mark a 4% improve in total journey in contrast with 2023, in response to AAA.

“We haven’t seen Memorial Day weekend travel numbers like these in almost 20 years,” stated Paula Twidale, the senior vp of the journey division at AAA, in a assertion. “We’re projecting an additional one million travelers this holiday weekend compared to 2019, which not only means we’re exceeding pre-pandemic levels but also signals a very busy summer travel season ahead.” 

Emily Mae Czachor additionally contributed to this report.