US: Holiday surge prompts new high for pandemic air travel
Almost 1.2m people took to the skies in the US on Wednesday, the most since the Covid-19 pandemic erupted in March, despite warnings against large gatherings and travel during the holidays. People have flocked to airports in the past week, according to TSA data. An average of more than 1m people a day passed through TSA screening over the past week, which is a post-coronavirus record. The passenger levels remain far below what was typical before the pandemic, when airlines routinely carried more than 2.5m people a day during busy periods. <br/>
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US: Holiday surge prompts new high for pandemic air travel
Almost 1.2m people took to the skies in the US on Wednesday, the most since the Covid-19 pandemic erupted in March, despite warnings against large gatherings and travel during the holidays. People have flocked to airports in the past week, according to TSA data. An average of more than 1m people a day passed through TSA screening over the past week, which is a post-coronavirus record. The passenger levels remain far below what was typical before the pandemic, when airlines routinely carried more than 2.5m people a day during busy periods. <br/>
