Before Christmas, TSA Recorded Highest Number of Travelers Since March

Before Christmas, TSA Recorded Highest Number of Travelers Since March
Travelers pass through O'Hare International Airport on Dec. 23, 2020 in Chicago, Ill. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Harry Lee
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Nearly 1.2 million travelers were recorded yesterday at airports, the highest since the pandemic broke out, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

“@TSA screened 1,191,123 individuals at airport checkpoints nationwide yesterday, Wednesday, Dec. 23. It’s the highest checkpoint volume since March 16, when 1,257,823 people were screened.” TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said in a Twitter post.