Just 108,977 People Flew in the United States on Friday, According to the TSA
Meg Butler April 13, 2020
Image Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Wikimedia Commons
While the coronavirus continues to put a strain on hospitals all over the world, it has significantly lightened travel all over the world. On Saturday, the Transportation Security Administration released its daily traveler numbers via Twitter. Those numbers revealed a significant decrease in travel during the coronavirus pandemic.
BREAKING NEWS: On Friday, Apr. 10, 108,977 travelers came through @TSA checkpoints nationwide. Exactly one year earlier, 2,590,499 individuals were screened at security checkpoints across the country.
— TSAmedia_LisaF (@TSAmedia_LisaF) April 11, 2020
The numbers were released by the TSA’s Public Affairs spokesperson Lisa Farbstein. While the Tweet did not release any numbers from other days in the week, it did compare the numbers to travel this time last year. And, on that Sunday, around 2,590,499 people passed through checkpoints. That means that passenger numbers are down 96%.
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I imagine that Customs & Immigration counts are down an even greater percentage.... One would think they could put the excess Agent staffing to work by allowing for TSA and Global Entry interviews.... of course, with all the necessary social distancing and other precautions to protect both the Border Agents and the applicants
That's still a hell of a lot of people spreading germs all over...SMH
I wonder if TSA staffing has been matched to the demand. Anyone know?
It should be down 100% and airlines should not be bailed out.