US airport passengers hit highest level since March 2020

By Reuters |

The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1.357 million U.S. airport passengers on

Friday, the highest number screened since March 15, 2020 as air travel begins to rebound from a pandemic-related drop.

COVID-19 has devastated air travel demand, with U.S. airline passenger demand down 60 per cent in 2020 and down 63 per cent in January. But with a growing number of Americans getting vaccinated, demand and advanced bookings have started to rise in recent weeks. Friday’s numbers were still down 38 per cent over pre-COVID-19 levels.