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Travelers are taking to the skies again.
On Friday, theTransportation Security Administration (TSA)said its agents screened more than 1.3 million passengers at airport security checkpoints across the nation.
TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein shared a statement that the last time the number was that high was almost a year ago.
“@TSA officers screened 1,357,111 people at airport security checkpoints yesterday, Friday, March 12,” Farbstein wrote in herstatement. “The last time checkpoint throughput was that high was March 15, 2020.”
“If you choose to fly, wear that mask!” she added.
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The rise in air travel this month comes as COVID-19 vaccines are on the rise and states roll back on restrictions that were put in place amid the ongoing pandemic.
PresidentJoe Bidendelivered a primetime address on Thursday night, marking the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., and outlined several next steps for the country in the coming weeks.
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