The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported screening 2.95 million airline passengers on Friday, the highest number ever in a single day.
The record travel coincides with Memorial Day weekend, which signals the start of the US summer travel season. Last week, a group representing major US airlines predicted record summer travel, with airlines expected to transport 271 million passengers, up 6.3% from last year.
The TSA said Friday’s travel broke the November record of nearly 2.91 million air passengers screened. Five of the top ten busiest travel days in history have occurred since May 16, according to the agency.
Airlines for America reported that US carriers intend to fly more than 26,000 daily flights this summer, up nearly 1,400 from 2023, or 5.6%, when they carried 255 million passengers. The summer travel season is expected to last from June 1 to August 31.
American Airlines said it will increase flights by 10% this summer and expects to see a 10% increase in passengers between May 23 and May 28 for Memorial Day — nearly 3.9 million passengers on 36,000 flights.
United Airlines anticipates handling 3 million passengers during the Memorial Day travel period, a nearly 10% increase and the highest number ever recorded during the period.
Delta Air Lines said it expects a 5% increase in Memorial Day weekend customers to nearly 3 million from May 23 to 27.
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