U.S. airports braced for a surge of travelers ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said Friday was the single busiest air travel day since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, as it screened 2.24 million travelers.
As vaccination rates have risen, many Americans are traveling for the holidays after skipping family gatherings last November and December. Car travelers will be facing gasoline prices hovering near the highest point since 2014, which will prompt some Americans not to make holiday trips. Airlines are ramping up staffing and offering bonuses and other incentives to employees facing the busy holiday travel season.said it expects to fly up to 5.6 million passengers from Friday through Nov. 30, nearly 300% over 2020's 2.2 million Delta passengers for the period but still below the 6.3 million passengers during the same period in 2019.
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