Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration screened more than 5 million travelers in the week leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The period beginning Friday was the busiest stretch for passenger traffic at U.S. airports since the onset of the pandemic, with 1.1 million travelers being screened nationwide on Friday, surpassing the previous high of 1.03 million on Oct. 18, according to Skift.