TSA sets new record for number of travelers screened in a single day
Source: CBS News
May 25, 2024 / 10:28 AM EDT
The Transportation Security Administration announced it screened more than 2.95 million airline passengers on Friday, setting a new record for a single day.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the agency said Saturday that it screened 2,951,163 individuals at airport checkpoints nationwide on Friday, surpassing the previous record of 2,907,378 set on the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year. "If you flew yesterday, congratulations, you were part of a record-setting day!" said Lisa Farbstein, a spokesperson for the TSA, in a separate post.
Ahead of the start of Memorial Day weekend, the TSA predicted that Friday would be the busiest day for air travel, with nearly 3 million people expected to pass through airport checkpoints.
TSA screened just under 2.9 million people Thursday, coming within about 11,000 from the previous record. Five of the 10 busiest-ever travel days have been since May 16, the agency said. Memorial Day weekend travel is also expected to break records on the roads.
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to get away from Biden's recession, or something like that. 
Lotsa folks on the move besides those screened by the TSA. You should see the vacationers driving north into Wisconsin - talk about a caravan. Some are probably on their way to Minnesota and the Upper Peninsula, too.
Cars, trucks, boats, campers... all loaded to the hilt for the opening of Summer. And ya can't do that on a $10 budget.
Recession? We don't have no stinking recession! 
Have a safe and happy holiday, everyone! 
or as Trump calls it, Suckers Day.
