Dallas (1080 KRLD) - The Transportation Security Administration said Friday that airport screenings have climbed above 2019 levels for the first time since the pandemic began, signaling strong travel demand during the Fourth of July weekend.
The TSA screened nearly 2.15 million people on Thursday, close to 3% more than the 2.01 million people who passed through security checkpoints at U.S. airports on July 1, 2019.
Flight delays are causing some concern as families plan to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend with trips going into and out of Dallas suffering some of the worst issues, according to Flight Aware.
Still, the milestone shows the surge in air travel demand since a broad rollout of vaccines in the U.S. this spring and a relaxation of pandemic-related closures or restrictions. The increase is mainly due to domestic U.S. leisure travel, with most business-related and long-haul international travel still on hold.
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