Around 180,000 more flyers screened at Sea-Tac than during pre-pandemic
Millions of people traveled through airports over Memorial Day weekend and officials were watching closely to see how the travel system responded.
TSA said more than 12 million people were screened, starting on Thursday. That’s above pre-pandemic levels by 180,000 passengers.
Travel experts said the industry is headed in the right direction.
“I think we could say without reservation that airlines have passed the test. I’m hopeful that means we’re going to have a pretty good summer when it comes to flying,” said Scott Keyes from Going.com.
There are still lingering questions about the shortage of air traffic controllers at airports nationwide but the Federal Aviation Administration said it is working to hire around 3,000 more controllers at towers across the country.
