TSA breaks record during Thanksgiving travel with highest number of daily passengers
People traveling for Thanksgiving shattered holiday records.
According to the (TSA), 2,907,378 people were screened on Sunday at U.S. airports. It is the highest number of people go through security in a single day.
TSA said it expected to screen 30 million passengers during its Thanksgiving travel period that started Tuesday.
that 4.7 million people were expected to fly nationally.
That’s a 2.3% increase from last year and marked the third-highest Thanksgiving forecast since AAA began tracking holiday travel in 2000.
also reported a record-setting Thanksgiving with nearly 6.5 million customers.
”Millions of customers were counting on us to connect them with their families, friends and loved ones this Thanksgiving — and we delivered,” American’s Chief Operating Officer, David Seymour said.
Despite a snowstorm at the Chicago O'Hare airport, there were no cancellations, the airline said.
Three people were cited by TSA for attempting to bring a loaded gun onto a flight.
A handgun was of a man from Ohio at the Huntington Tri-State Airport in West Virginia.
On Wednesday, security agents reported an X-ray unit revealed a .380 caliber pistol loaded with six bullets, including one in the chamber.
On the same day, a woman at Reagan National Airport was loaded with six bullets.
A man at Pittsburgh International Airport was caught Saturday carrying a loaded .380 caliber handgun.
The penalty for carrying weapons through a security checkpoint can reach a maximum of $15,000.
It is the 40th gun caught at an airport checkpoint so far this year.
