Sunday after Thanksgiving sees record number of flyers

Dec 3

Craig Nigrelli Reporter

By Craig Nigrelli (Reporter ), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Jack Henry (Editor)

The Transportation Security Administration reports Sunday, Dec. 1, was the busiest flying day ever in the United States. The record-breaker occurred as Americans tried to get home from the long Thanksgiving holiday week.

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TSA agents screened 3.09 million flyers on Sunday, breaking the previous record set earlier this year. 3.01 million Americans flew on July 7, the Sunday after the Fourth of July.

Before that, 2.95 million people flew on May 24, the Friday before Memorial Day, when many people celebrate the unofficial start of summer.

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Officials said air travel was relatively smooth compared to past years.

FlightAware reports airlines canceled less than 1% of all flights over the long holiday week. 83% were on time. The biggest difficulty on Sunday was lake effect snow in the east. FlightAware says 120 flights were canceled.

In addition, an air traffic controller shortage throughout the holiday week was a bit of a travel nuisance, especially at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. The FAA had to slow some departures, resulting in flight delays.

Overall, the TSA reports 12.6 million travelers flew this week between the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and Sunday, Dec. 1. That topped last year’s total of 12 million.

Tags: Airlines, holiday travel, holidays, Public Transportation, Thanksgiving, Travel, TSA

[Craig]

DID YOU MAKE IT HOME AFTER THE LONG THANKSGIVING TRAVEL WEEKEND AND ARE NOW COMFORTABLY BACK INTO YOUR ROUTINE ? YOU CERTAINLY ARE NOT ALONE. THE TSA REPORTS THAT SUNDAY WAS THE BUSIEST FLYING DAY EVER IN THE UNITED STATES.

TSA AGENTS SCREENED 3.09 MILLION FLYERS ON SUNDAY, BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET EARLIER THIS YEAR. 3.01 MILLION AMERICANS FLEW ON JULY 7TH, THAT WAS THE SUNDAY AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY. AND GOING BACK A BIT FURTHER, 2.95 MILLION AMERICANS FLEW ON FRIDAY MAY 24TH OF THIS YEAR. THAT WAS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND THE UNOFFICIAL KICK-OFF OF SUMMER.

THE GOOD NEWS THIS YEAR : AIR TRAVEL WAS RELATIVELY SMOOTH COMPARED TO YEARS PAST. FLIGHTAWARE REPORTS LESS ONE PERCENT, OR .5% OF ALL FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED OVER THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEK. 83% WERE ON-TIME.

THE BIGGEST DIFFICULTY SUNDAY WAS THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IN THE EAST.

FLIGHTAWARE SAYS 120 FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED.

IN ADDITION, AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER SHORTAGE THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY WEEK WAS A BIT OF TRAVEL NUISANCE, ESPECIALLY AT NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN NEW JERSEY. THE FAA WAS FORCED TO SLOW SOME DEPARTURES, RESULTING IN FLIGHT DELAYS.

OVERALL, THE TSA REPORTS 12.6 MILLION TRAVELERS FLEW THIS YEAR, BETWEEN THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND SUNDAY. THAT TOPPED LAST YEAR’S OF 12 MILLION. FOR MORE UNBIASED UPDATES, DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS AP