Memorial Day weekend marks the highest number of travelers at US airports since 2019
U.S. airports saw the highest volume of travelers on Thursday since before the COVID-19 pandemic started because Memorial Day weekend travel was in full swing.
The number of people screened by the Transportation Security Administration at checkpoints across the nation on Thursday was 2,658,057, the highest daily total since 2019, according to ABC News. On Friday, there may be a larger passenger screening.
AAA predicts that this Memorial Day weekend could be the busiest for airports since 2005. Over the holiday, approximately 3.4 million people are anticipated to fly, an increase of 5.4% from 2019 and 11% from 2022. If you plan on hitting the road, they stress the importance of leaving early.
Almost 90% of vacationers will be taking their cars, and AAA estimates that 800,000 people in Arizona alone will be hitting the road.
United Airlines expects to transport nearly 2.9 million passengers from Thursday, May 25 through Tuesday, May 30; this will be the airline’s busiest Memorial Day in over a decade. The busiest day for the airline is predicted to be May 26 with an expected 500,000 passengers.
Compared to the Memorial Day weekend of 2022, Delta Air Lines anticipates carrying 2.8 million customers. This is a 17% increase. In anticipation of the upcoming holiday, American Airlines has announced that it will transport more than 2.9 million passengers on more than 26,000 flights.
“Despite high ticket prices, demand for flights is skyrocketing,” AAA asserted in a press release.
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