Air travel rises to highest level in nearly one year, according to TSA

A TSA officer wears a mask at Logan International Airport in Boston in March 2020.

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The Transportation Security Administration on Friday screened the highest number of airplane passengers in nearly one year as air travel, depressed by the pandemic since early 2020, ticked higher.

A spokesperson for the US agency said Saturday that TSA had screened 1,357,111 people at airport security checkpoints on Friday, the highest number of passengers since March 15, 2020, when 1,519,192 people were screened. 

“If you choose to fly, wear that mask!” Lisa Farbstein, a spokesperson for the agency, said on Twitter.

The figure marks a milestone for air travel rates that plunged since the onset of read more ⇒

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com

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