Flying high
If you’ve made plans to fly over Thanksgiving, we have bad news: your flight is going to be busy. In fact, if the latest passenger volumes are anything to go by, it’s going to be busier than ever.
Data from the TSA reveals that an average of 2.48 million people passed through their airport screening every day over the week ending October 23rd, up 10% on the same week in 2019. That's the first time since Covid that the figures have diverged significantly — air travel isn’t just back, it’s booming.
We probably don't need to remind you that the pandemic was devastating for the $1.17 trillion travel market. What's surprising is how long it has taken to return to pre-pandemic numbers. Reopening attempts were hampered by new Covid variants, understaffing caused chaos during the summer of 2022, and winter storms caused thousands of cancellations.
