TSA: New passenger traffic record for Thanksgiving Sunday
The TSA reported an all-time record day for passenger screenings this past Thanksgiving Sunday.
It said it handled 3.13 million airline passengers on Sunday.
This came despite bad weather across the Midwest and airlines forced to temporarily ground some Airbus jets for urgent software updates over the weekend.
The trip home after the holidays is traditionally the busiest day for travel during Thanksgiving.
The Federal Aviation Administration expects more than 360,000 Thanksgiving period flights through December 2 during the past nine days.
This is the most since 2020.
The TSA has handled in excess of three million passengers eight times so far in 2025.
JetBlue suffered some flight cancellations due to compliance work to update the software of some Airbus A320 aircraft.
Related News Stories: TSA ending shoes off policy TSA sets all-time record for airport screenings Three million air travelers impacted by shutdown staffing shortages Believe it: airport security speeding up - TravelMole Air Archives - Page 26 of 3222 - TravelMole TSA arrested for gun possession in airport secure area A4A forecasts record breaking Thanksgiving passenger traffic American Airlines rolls out customs 'one stop security' at DFW hub United launches international remote baggage screening on select ... Norse Atlantic will relocate to JFK's new Terminal 6
TravelMole Editorial Team
Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.
Have your say Cancel reply
Subscribe/Login to Travel Mole Newsletter
Travel Mole Newsletter is a subscriber only travel trade news publication. If you are receiving this message, simply enter your email address to sign in or register if you are not. In order to display the B2B travel content that meets your business needs, we need to know who are and what are your business needs. ITR is free to our subscribers.

































CCS Insight: eSIMs ready to take the travel world by storm
Germany new European Entry/Exit System limited to a single airport on October 12, 2025
Airlines suspend Madagascar services following unrest and army revolt
Qatar Airways offers flexible payment options for European travellers
Air Mauritius reduces frequencies to Europe and Asia for the holiday season