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With much of the country in pandemic recovery mode, the Transportation Security Administration expects thousands to travel over the Memorial Day weekend. Albany International Airport officials say they’re ready for the holiday surge.
Albany Airport and TSA personnel speak to reporters May 29, 2021.
Credit WAMC / Dave Lucas
As Americans by the thousands take to the air, the TSA wants to educate passengers about its COVID-19 safety policies. All passengers will be required to wear a mask per the federal mask mandate regardless of vaccination status.
TSA s Federal security Director for Upstate New York Bart Johnson says the agency s officers will hand you a mask at the checkpoint should you forget yours. He adds the officers are ready to handle the influx of holiday travelers.
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