The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it screened 3.13 million airline passengers on Sunday, the highest number for a single day.

The record travel coincided with the peak day of the Thanksgiving travel season and occurred despite weather issues in the U.S. Midwest. The prior record for a single day was June 22 when 3.09 million passengers were screened.

Trade group Airlines for America said it expected U.S. airlines would fly 31 million passengers in the 11-day period ending Monday.

The Federal Aviation Administration forecast there would be more than 360,000 flights over the nine days ending Dec. 2, the highest number in 15 years.

Before 2024, the TSA had screened more than 3 million passengers in a single day only twice, but it surpassed 3 million travelers on eight s

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