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TSA screened 8.76 million travelers during Labor Day weekend, exceeding 2019 passenger screening volumes

Travelers file into a TSA checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Dec. 23, 2016. (KPRC 2)

HOUSTON – The Transportation Security Administration screened 8.76 million travelers during the Labor Day holiday.

According to TSA, the weekend travel volume represents 106% of volume for the same pre-pandemic holiday weekend in 2019, and is the first time that a holiday weekend passenger screening volume exceeds that of 2019.

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In 2019, TSA screened 8.24 million passengers during Labor Day. The holiday weekend represents the conclusion of the summer travel season. This year, Friday marked the heaviest travel day. Transportation Security Officers screened 2.48 million passengers.

“TSA’s highly trained and dedicated workforce facilitated secure travel for millions of passengers during the busy summer travel season with very little disruptions at the checkpoint,” said TSA Acting Administrator David Pekoske. “We were also able to continue the deployment of new technologies that facilitate stronger identity verification procedures and enhanced security screening for carry-on bags.”


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