Air passengers top 1 million for 11 days straight despite CDC guidance

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For 10 days in a row, more than 1 million people have flown from US airports, despite the CDC urging people not to travel

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Americans are returning to the skies as airlines grow increasingly optimistic about the future of travel.The CDC is still urging people to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic.The number of flyers departing from US airports has topped 1 million for 11 days in a row – even though theThe US Transport Security Administration said Monday it has screened

at US airports every day since March 11. It screened around 14.5 million passengers over the 11-day period, it said. guidance says people should"delay travel and stay home to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, even if you are vaccinated."For the first time during the pandemic, air travel is higher than it was at the same time a year ago.

US air travel peaked on Sunday, when the TSA screened more than 1.53 million passengers at US airports – the most in more than a year. This is nearly triple the 548,132 people it screened on the same day in 2020. The TSA screened nearly 1.37 million passengers on Saturday and close to 1.47 million passengers on Friday – both more than double the number it screened on the same day in 2020.If people have to travel, the CDC urges them to get tested both before and after flying, and quarantine at their destination, even if they test negative. Passengers must wear face masks on all flights, following an

 

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thisisinsider The CDC is the angel on your cartoon shoulder......Florida is the devil on the other shoulder. 😜😜😜😜😜

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