This Weekend Marks The Most Air Travel Since COVID-19
Written by Site Hub on September 5, 2020
The TSA reported that over 800,000 travelers were screened on Thursday, making it the busiest travel day since the coronavirus hit in March.
Officials are predicting that Friday will be even busier, due to the long weekend.
In a press release, TSA Administrator David Pekoske said:
“For travelers who have not flown since the beginning of the pandemic, the TSA checkpoint experience will be noticeably different as compared to Labor Day last year. Passengers also play an important role in helping us ensure they safely and efficiently get through security screening at our airports while wearing masks and respecting social distancing.”
According to trip reports, most of the travel has been to Florida. Travel site TripIt has seen a 200% jump in flights to Florida based off data from Labor Day last year.
Health officials are worried that travelers from states with high COVID-19 numbers will take the virus with them.
ABC News contributor Dr. John Brownstein, chief innovation officer for the Boston Children’s Hospital and a professor of epidemiology at Harvard Medical School, said:
Major holidays, where people are moving — increases in mobility lead to transmission, and you see cases start to surge two weeks later.”
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