Nearly 2 million people travel through US airports on Memorial Day as seasonal businesses struggle to prep and hire for what they hope will be a busy summer
The Transportation Security Administration recorded more than 1.9 million people passing through security checkpoints at American airports on Monday
The nearly 2 million travelers is a huge increase over last year, when just 353,261 people traveled through U.S. airports
With 1,959,593 recorded travelers, last Friday was the busiest travel day at airports since the start of the pandemic last year
2021 travel figures were far below 2019 Memorial Day numbers, which saw nearly 2.5 million travelers before the coronavirus pandemic swept the nation