One thing is for certain, when Americans want to travel, they will do so "come hell or high water."
This was the case last Sunday as, for the first time, three million travelers passed though airport TSA checkpoints in a single day.
According to Hawaii News Now:
(AP) - More than 3 million people passed through U.S. airport security on Sunday, the first time that number of passengers have been screened in a single day as travel surges, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
The record, which was widely predicted to happen at some point over the July Four holiday weekend, topped the June 23 mark of more than 2.99 million screened passengers. Eight of the 10 busiest days in TSA’s history have come this year as the number of travelers tops pre-pandemic levels.
TSA was created after the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and replaced a collection of private security companies that were hired by airlines. The agency operates under the Department of Homeland Security, which said that agents on Sunday checked 35 passengers every second.
Thankfully, G-FEST is this weekend instead of last weekend.
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