Thanksgiving travel nears 90% of pre-pandemic level
Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel times of the year, and according to numbers from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), air travel this year nearly reached pre-pandemic levels.
The TSA compared the number of passengers screened this week to the same stretch of time in 2019—just months before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
On Tuesday, TSA workers screened 2,207,949 people, representing 91% of pre-pandemic travel. The agency said 2,311,978, or 88%, were screened on Wednesday; then 1,382,230, or 87%, on Thursday.
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