US Airports enjoy busiest day since March30 Nov 2020 18:01
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TSA logs busiest US travel day since March
Matthew Rocco
The Transportation Security Administration screened more than 1m passengers in US airports on Sunday in the busiest travel day since March.
The agency said 1.18m travellers went through security checkpoints on the final day of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, typically a busy day for US airports. It was the most since March 16, when there were 1.26m screenings.
However, screenings were still down 59 per cent compared with the same day last year. The TSA tallied 2.88m passengers on the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2019, which was the busiest day ever recorded.
US health officials advised Americans to avoid travelling for Thanksgiving to slow the spread of coronavirus. Some states issued their own warnings or restrictions related to out-of-state trips amid concerns over increased travel during the holiday season.
The latest figures from the TSA marked the fifth day with more than 1m passengers screened since coronavirus-related shutdowns began in mid-March.