Christmas travel appears heavy despite COVID warnings
Coronavirus Update for New York City
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Millions more, however, appear to be ignoring government warnings.
On Wednesday, December 23, the TSA screened 1,191,123 people at airport checkpoints nationwide. It s the highest checkpoint volume since March 16, when 1,257,823 people were screened.
Despite warnings from the CDC and other agencies against traveling for the holidays, officials say more than 6 million travelers have been screened since Friday, December 18.
That s down around 60% from the same time last year, but it amounts to around a million passengers per day, or about what the U.S. saw in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, when some Americans likewise disregarded warnings and ended up contributing to the nationwide surge.
Christmas travel appears heavy despite COVID warnings
Coronavirus Update for New York City
WABC
Millions more, however, appear to be ignoring government warnings.
On Wednesday, December 23, the TSA screened 1,191,123 people at airport checkpoints nationwide. It s the highest checkpoint volume since March 16, when 1,257,823 people were screened.
Despite warnings from the CDC and other agencies against traveling for the holidays, officials say more than 6 million travelers have been screened since Friday, December 18.
That s down around 60% from the same time last year, but it amounts to around a million passengers per day, or about what the U.S. saw in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, when some Americans likewise disregarded warnings and ended up contributing to the nationwide surge.