US airlines carry 1m passengers for third straight day
Americans are putting aside health risks and flying in increasing numbers during the Christmas holiday season. Sunday was the third day in a row in which more than 1m people passed through US airport screening, the first time that has occurred since the virus erupted in mid-March, according to TSA data. Airline travel during the Covid-19 pandemic remains well below 2019 levels, however. Even with the recent surge, the number of people flying on Friday through Sunday was only 42% of the equivalent three days last year. A total of 1,064,619 people passed through airport security on Sunday, which was slightly below the totals for Friday and Saturday. The increase is similar to numbers around Thanksgiving, when the 1m mark was exceeded four times and several other days came close.<br/>
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US airlines carry 1m passengers for third straight day
Americans are putting aside health risks and flying in increasing numbers during the Christmas holiday season. Sunday was the third day in a row in which more than 1m people passed through US airport screening, the first time that has occurred since the virus erupted in mid-March, according to TSA data. Airline travel during the Covid-19 pandemic remains well below 2019 levels, however. Even with the recent surge, the number of people flying on Friday through Sunday was only 42% of the equivalent three days last year. A total of 1,064,619 people passed through airport security on Sunday, which was slightly below the totals for Friday and Saturday. The increase is similar to numbers around Thanksgiving, when the 1m mark was exceeded four times and several other days came close.<br/>
