US screens 1.85m at airports on Sunday, most since March 2020

The US TSA said it screened 1.85m passengers on Sunday at US airports, the highest number since March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic slashed travel demand. The US air industry has been setting a number of new post March 2020 highs in recent days. Sunday’s tally is 100,000 travelers higher than Thursday’s 1.74m, which had been the best in 14 months. Still Sunday’s demand was about 70% of pre-pandemic air travel on the equivalent day in May 2019. By comparison, just 253,000 people were screened at US airports on the same day in May 2020. US airlines have been adding more flights, anticipating rising summer travel demand as more Americans get vaccinated. On Monday, United Airlines said it would add more than 400 daily flights to its July schedule and increase service to reopened European destinations.<br/>