Labor Day holiday weekend air travel numbers exceeded 2019 pre-pandemic levels.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration screened 8.76 million air travelers over the four days Labor Day weekend.
It represents about 500,000 more travelers than in 2019.
The TSA says it was the first holiday weekend that surpassed traveler volume from 2019.
“TSA’s dedicated workforce facilitated secure travel for millions of passengers during the busy summer travel season with very little disruptions at the checkpoint,” said TSA Acting Administrator David Pekoske.
However, it seized 67 firearms.
This is around an average haul with ’TSA stopping 17.3 firearms each day at checkpoints since the beginning of the year,” the agency said.
Labor Day weekend traditionally usher sin the end of the summer travel season.
