TSA expecting record-breaking travel weekend at Atlanta airport

ATLANTA — As Memorial Day weekend travel kicks off, the Transportation Security Administration expects new records for daily travel at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

TSA Southeast Region said their official count on travelers screened on Thursday was exactly 111,000 passengers, employees and crew going through security at the airport, “shattering the previous record of 104,174 set after the Super Bowl on Feb. 4, 2019.”

The new record won’t hold for long with TSA projecting Friday’s numbers to break Thursday’s.

Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach is LIVE from the airport with a look at the security lines, on Channel 2 Action News This Morning.

A release from the TSA said that Friday is expected to be the busiest day for the travel weekend nationwide.

“TSA forecasts Friday, May 24, to be the busiest travel day of the long Memorial Day weekend, anticipating nearly three million passengers. From May 23 to May 29, the agency expects to screen more than 18 million passengers and crew, representing a checkpoint volume increase of approximately 6.4% compared to the same period in 2023,” the agency said.

The federal agency urged travelers to arrive early to be on time while considering parking or rental car returns. They also urged passengers to give themselves at least two hours before their flights.

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