U.S. airport security agents screened 3.13 million passengers on Sunday, the highest number ever recorded by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the agency said.
Part of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the busy day full of returning travelers set a record despite winter storms in the Midwest.
Trade group Airlines for America predicted the record-breaking number of travelers earlier this month.
The group estimated that U.S. airlines would fly 2.8 million passengers per day and offer 45,000 more seats daily than in 2024. The busiest days were expected to be Sunday and Monday.
“We’re all looking forward to going home for the holidays,” the group’s president, Chris Sununu, said in a statement….
TSA Sets Record, Screening More Than 3 Million Passengers on Sunday
