Officials said it was the third busiest day since the coronavirus pandemic began, with more than 1.1 million passengers screened nationwide. The TSA says it screened more than one million passengers at airport checkpoints for a fifth straight day Wednesday. Sunday saw the highest travel volume of the 2020 Christmas season, but it is still way below the 2.5 million travelers screened daily on Dec. 27 and 28 in 2019, according to TSA statistics. And Sunday's total was the sixth time in 10 days that daily volume … (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Sunday was the sixth day of the Christmas holiday rush to see screenings exceed 1 million a day. Earlier this year, around the start of the COVID-19 shutdowns, TSA screenings dropped to about 87-thousand people, just 4-percent of travel volume compared to 2019. Since April, TSA reports traveling across the nation has gradually increased, rising to about 40-percent recovery since Labor Day and the Thanksgiving holiday. On Wednesday, December 23, the TSA screened 1,191,123 people at airport checkpoints nationwide. Coronavirus: TSA checkpoint travel numbers at U.S. airports 2019-2020; The most important statistics. More people flew in the U.S. over the weekend of Oct. 16-18 than at any other point in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Transportation Security Administration said Monday. … Dan Firnbach, The TSA says more than a million people went through airport security checkpoints for … It was the third time in one week that the Transportation Security Administration reported screening more than 1 million daily passengers — a milestone that airports have rarely seen since the p Still volumes were down 55% to 65% from pre-COVID … New numbers released by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) show that December 27 was the busiest day in the airline industry since March -- with nearly 1.3 million travelers. December 30, 2020 . In addition to the typical pandemic advice — keep … That beats the TSA's previous record of 1,191,123, set Dec. 23. Neighbor says Nashville bomber told him 'the world is never going to … Coronavirus; TSA screened 1.176 million travelers Sunday after Thanksgiving, highest number since mid-March but still 1.5+ million less than last year . COVID-19 live updates: TSA screened 1.2 million at US airports Sunday KGO 1 hr ago. The TSA says checkpoint traffic has exceeded a … The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1,284,599 people, many of whom were returning from holiday travel. “That weekly volume also represents the highest weekly volume for TSA since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,” TSA said in the news release. The TSA crossed a … In 11 days, between December 18 and 28, 11,331,113 people passed through airport checkpoints, according to TSA reports.That number, which represents 42.4% of 2019’s travel volume… One of those passenger … The U.S. is recording at least 184,000 new Covid-19 cases and at least 2,200 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average of JHU data. The TSA said it screened 1.28 million people at airport security across the country on Sunday alone. Year-over-year, however, the volume … (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Getty Images. Sunday was the busiest day of air travel in the U.S. since mid-March, around the time world health officials declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday. A United passenger fell ill this month during a flight from Orlando to Los Angeles and died of COVID-19 complications shortly after the plane made an … Air Travel High: TSA Screens 1 Million For 1st Time Since March : Coronavirus Updates The agency screened more than one million travelers at airport security checkpoints Sunday, the … A TSA agent keeps on his mask and gloves during a break. But still down 61% when compared to … TSA Says High Volume of Americans Still Traveling Ahead of New Year. TSA officials also said the figure marks the sixth time in 10 days that daily volume has topped 1 million. The TSA had expected passenger volume to increase during the end-of-year holiday travel season. A TSA spokesman said Monday via e-mail, “This week passenger volume at Logan was up 24% compared to last week. A TSA shoulder patch is shown on the uniform of a Transportation Security Administration officer at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 in New York. Following the holidays, passenger volume continued to creep up; by mid-October, TSA checkpoints finally saw a day in which over 1M passengers were screened - … A total of 138 TSA employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, 128 of whom are employed screening passengers. Sunday’s volume of over one million travelers represents the first day that the TSA has screened that many passengers since March 16th. On April 14, TSA screening volumes dropped to a low of 87,500, or just 4% of travel volume compared to the year prior. The TSA spokesperson acknowledged that air passenger volume remains around 40% of 2019 levels nationwide. TSA announced it screened 1,191,123 people at airports across the country on Wednesday. Despite 119,000 Americans spending Christmas Day in the hospital with COVID-19, around 616,000 people still traveled on the holiday. The country added 181,490 new Covid-19 cases and had 2,297 reported deaths on Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. Transportation Security Administration (TSA… On Saturday, 1,128,773 people passed through TSA security checkpoints. It was the highest checkpoint volume since March 16, when 1,257,823 people were screened. It's the highest checkpoint volume since March 16, when 1,257,823 people were screened. The TSA screened 1,176,091 individuals at security checkpoints on Sunday, the highest number since March 16 when 1,257,823 people were screened, according to data compiled by the agency. With those long lines and busy terminals, come concerns that holiday travel will trigger another surge in COVID-19 cases. The total travel volume of passengers screened by the TSA over the 10-day period was approximately 9.5 million passengers, with volumes ranging from 35% to 45% of 2019 volumes during the same time frame. The volume of passengers and the close contact at security checkpoints make TSA personnel vulnerable to COVID-19, even with face masks, nitrile gloves and plexiglass shields. "We very well might see a post-seasonal -- … The COVID Tracking Project run by The Atlantic recorded that 118,720 people were in American hospitals yesterday as a result of having COVID-19, bringing the 7 … Passengers make their way through the TSA checkpoint in Terminal 1 as COVID-19 safety precautions continue at McCarran International Airport on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Las Vegas.