The Transportation Security Administration announced it screened more than 2.95 million airline passengers on Friday, setting a new single-day record.
In a post on X, The agency, formerly known as Twitter, said on Saturday that it screened 2,951,163 people at airport checkpoints across the country on Friday, surpassing the previous record of 2,907,378 set on the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year.
“If you traveled yesterday, congratulations, you were part of a record day!” Lisa Farbstein, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration, said in a… Separate function.
Ahead of the start of Memorial Day weekend, the TSA predicted Friday would be the busiest day for air travel, with nearly 3 million people expected to pass through airport checkpoints.
The TSA screened just under 2.9 million people on Thursday, about 11,000 shy of the previous record. Five of the 10 busiest travel days on record have been since May 16, the agency said.
Travel is also expected over Memorial Day weekend Breaking road records.
The American Automobile Association, or AAA, has warned of unprecedented congestion on the roads this weekend, along with the possibility of congestion at airports. Even more crowded than in past years. Organization that looks Various economic factors and partners with other groups to plan travel conditions, Announce Earlier this month, an estimated 43.8 million people across the United States were likely to travel at least 50 miles from Thursday to Monday. This would represent a 4% increase in total travel compared to 2023, according to AAA.
“We haven’t seen Memorial Day weekend travel numbers like these in nearly 20 years,” Paula Tweedale, senior vice president of travel at AAA, said in a statement. “We expect an additional 1 million passengers this weekend compared to 2019, which not only means we are exceeding pre-pandemic levels, but also points to a very busy summer travel season ahead.”
Emily May Chakur also contributed to this report.
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