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Bloomberg
Almost 1.2 million people took to the skies in the US, the most since Covid-19 erupted, despite warnings against large gatherings and travel during the holidays.
People flocked to airports in past week, according to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) data. An average of more than 1 million people a day passed through TSA screening over the past week, which is a post-coronavirus record.
The passenger levels remain far below what was typical before pandemic, when airlines routinely carried more than 2.5 million people a day during busy periods.
Airlines are set to receive a financial lifeline of $15 billion for payrolls in a virus relief package Congress passed if President Donald Trump signs it into law.
The money will allow carriers to bring back furloughed workers, but Trump has balked at other provisions in the measure.