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TSA Sets Record, Screening More Than 3 Million Passengers on Sunday

The day full of returnees was about twice the number of passengers on Thanksgiving Day itself despite storms in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.
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TSA Sets Record, Screening More Than 3 Million Passengers on Sunday
People watch from an overlook as an American Airlines plane takes off near the air traffic control tower at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles on Nov. 12, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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U.S. airport security agents screened 3.13 million passengers on Sunday, the highest number ever recorded by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the agency said.
Part of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the busy day full of returning travelers set a record despite winter storms in the Midwest.
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