US screened 500 million fewer airport passengers in 2020

A US company screened 500 million fewer folks at US airport checkpoints in 2020, down 61% over 2019, amid a pointy slowdown in air site visitors demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) stated Monday it screened 324 million passengers all through its airport safety checkpoints in 2020, down from 824 million passengers screened in 2019. In latest weeks, journey has rebounded barely. On Sunday, TSA screened 1.327 million folks at airport checkpoints, the very best quantity screened since mid-March, however nonetheless down 45% over the identical day in 2020.