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    • The Busiest Travel Days of the Year , According to TSA - AFAR
      • According to the TSA, the busiest travel days of the year are usually the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after Thanksgiving. TSA recorded its highest passenger screening volume in its history on the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2019, when nearly 2.9 million passengers passed through TSA checkpoints.
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  2. Aug 22, 2023 · As of August 20, 2023, there had already been more than 75 days in the calendar year that had surpassed 2.5 million air passengers, according to TSA checkpoint data. These have been the five busiest travel days in the last full year: July 30: 2.793 million passengers; July 28: 2.785 million passengers; July 23: 2.789 million passengers

  3. Dec 12, 2023 · Last year, the three busiest days for air travel over the December holidays were as follows, per TSA data: Dec. 21, 2022 (a Thursday) Dec. 30, 2022 (a Friday) Jan. 2, 2023 (a Monday — and a federal holiday following New Year's Day) This year, Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall on a Monday. It seems a safe bet that airports will be busy ...

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  4. Nov 1, 2023 · In most years, the Sunday after Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day at U.S. airports, according to the Transportation Security Administration, which tracks the number of passengers screened...

  5. Dec 21, 2023 · The start of Christmas and New Year’s travel — which airlines expect to be record-breaking — follows an equally busy Thanksgiving during which the TSA recorded the busiest day in its...

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  6. Nov 13, 2023 · TSA is projecting to screen 2.6 million passengers on Tuesday, Nov. 21; 2.7 million passengers on Wednesday, Nov. 22 and 2.9 million passengers on Sunday, Nov. 26, which will likely be the busiest travel day. “We expect this holiday season to be our busiest ever.

  7. Mar 30, 2024 · July holds the most records with four dates appearing on TSA’s list of the top highest volume days, but the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2023 firmly holds the number one slot for being the...

  8. May 26, 2023 · USA TODAY. 0:00. 1:40. It’s the busiest day for air travel in years. According to aviation analytics company Cirium, 22,759 flights are scheduled to depart in the U.S. Friday, with more than 2.96...

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