Labor Day weekend will cap off the United States's busiest summer of air travel with more than 14 million airline passengers expected to board flights, surpassing pre-pandemic travel rates and delivering a boom for the economy.
The Transportation Security Administration is forecasting Friday to be the busiest day of the holiday weekend, with more than 2.7 million passengers expected to pass through its security checkpoints at more than 400 airports nationwide."We anticipate this Labor Day holiday weekend will be busy, with passenger volumes nearly 11% higher than last year — volumes that already exceeded 2019 Labor Day holiday travel volumes," TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in a statement.
The federal agency has screened 227 million passengers since Memorial Day. Over the past three months, TSA has screened an average of 2.5 million passengers per day, making Friday an especially hectic day for travelers. The airline industry has roared back after a difficult few years. The pre-pandemic record for daily TSA screenings was 2.795 million on July 2, 2019, according to TSA data. That record was broken this summer on June 30, when officers processed 2.884 million passengers.
"We are prepared for the increase in travel volumes and are working closely with our airline and airport partners to make sure we are maintaining our wait time standards of 30 minutes and under for standard screening lanes, and 10 minutes and under for TSA PreCheck lanes," Pekoske said.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
TSA: Labor Day holiday caps ‘busiest’ summer on recordThe Transportation Security Administration said late Tuesday it expects to screen more than 14 million people at airports during Labor Day holiday weekend,...
Read more »
Take the “labor” out of hosting your next Labor Day partyEntertaining Expert Paul Zahn shares fun & easy ways to host a Labor Day soiree with California Live’s Amber Pfister.
Read more »
Non-labor day: ‘Santa’ Mayorkas grants another day’s leave to DHS employeesHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is giving his department’s 260,000 employees an extra day of leave, adding to more than $1 billion worth of vacation time he’s already doled out in two-and-a-half years in office.
Read more »
TSA confiscates 2 with guns at Newark airport checkpoint, tying previous recordsTSA officers caught two people at Newark Airport checkpoints with guns in a seven day period.
Read more »
Labor Day sales bring a discount on Sony WH-1000XM5 headphonesThe Sony WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones with active noise cancellation and a 30-hour battery life are available from Best Buy for $350 after a $50 discount.
Read more »