thanksgiving rush, we set pandemic era travel records. the tsa predicts 20 to 21 million people will fly between december 23rd and january 3rd. in fact, we just saw 2.06 million people pass through security at america s airports yesterday. that s the highest number we have seen since december 5th. signaling that this holiday rush is really already started. you know, the real question here is whether or not the omicron variant will impact the bookings, airlines say they have tapered off a little bit because of the omicron variant. now ceo scott kirby says cancellations have gone up, but not near as much as the airline saw when the delta variant surged this summer. here s what he said. 2022 is go to be a recovery year for the industry. because, you know, we re not past covid isn t over yet. covid will never be over. it is still in the pandemic phase instead of endemic phase.