Air Travelers Are Increasing Even As the CDC Warns It Could Contribute to Another COVID-19 Surge
The number of air travelers is soaring in the U.S. — and flying in the face of federal health guidance. The Transportation Security Administration has reported five consecutive days of more than 1 million air travelers, including the single highest day for passengers since March 2020.
The data show that the popularity of plane travel is taking off again a year into the pandemic, despite Centers for Disease Control warnings that it could contribute to another COVID-19 surge.
TSA numbers show there were more than 1 million U.S. plane travelers each day between March 11 and March 15. On March 12, there were 1,357,111 travelers — the most on any day since March 15, 2020, just four days after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.
