US Air Travel Reaches Pandemic High as Peak Season Kicks Off

By Leslie Josephs, CNBC •
Updated 27 mins ago
The TSA screened more than 1.9 million people at U.S. airports on Friday and Monday.
Volumes reached a pandemic high, but were still below Memorial Day 2019.
Higher numbers of travelers are boosting the price of a vacation.
Air traveler volumes hit the highest levels since before the coronavirus pandemic began during Memorial Day weekend, the latest sign of recovery for the sector.
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The Transportation Security Administration screened an average of 1.78 million people from Friday through Monday, hitting a peak of 1.96 million on Friday. Those volumes are more than six times higher than a year ago, but still 22% below Memorial Day weekend in 2019.

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