This Labor Day Will Be Busiest on Record
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says it will likely to screen more than 17 million people during what is expected to be the busiest Labor Day travel period on record.
That travel period will run Thursday, August 29 through Wednesday, September 4. The peak travel day is projected to be August 30, when TSA expects to screen 2.86 million people.
Air travel volumes this summer are the highest the agency has seen in its history. The TSA expects passenger volumes to be 8.5% higher than last year during this time, and has already screened 239.8 million people since Memorial Day weekend, which is an average of 2.7 million per day.
The top ten busiest travel days in the agency’s history have all occurred this year since May 2024, with a new milestone on July 7 where it screened more than 3 million people in a single day.
TSA says it is staffed to meet its wait time standards, which are 10 minutes and under in TSA PreCheck® lanes and 30 minutes and under in standard screening lanes.
The agency also says that passengers should prepare for the new REAL ID requirement, assuming it goes into effect this time after multiple delays. Starting May 7, 2025, travelers must have REAL ID-compliant form or dentification, or another form of acceptable identification, such as a U.S. passport. REAL ID driver’s licenses and identification cards have a small star in the upper right corner indicating they meet federal regulations that establish minimum security standards.
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