US air travelers top 1.5 million for first time since March 2020
Covid-19 devastated air travel demand, with US airline passengers down 60% in 2020. But with a growing number of Americans getting vaccinated, demand and advanced bookings have started to rise in recent weeks
FILE PHOTO; An airplane flies over Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, US November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry
The number of US air passengers screened topped 1.5 million Sunday for the first time since March 2020, as air travel continues to rebound from a pandemic-related drop, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Monday.
Covid-19 devastated air travel demand, with US airline passengers down 60% in 2020. But with a growing number of Americans getting vaccinated, demand and advanced bookings have started to rise in recent weeks.
TSA said it screened 1.54 million people Sunday, the highest single day since March 13, 2020 and the 11th consecutive day screening volume exceeding 1 million per day.
