in 2019 before the pandemic. and it could be a while before we see numbers this strong again. airlines are now saying that bookings are going down, cancelations are going up, and they re all blaming it on the rise of the delta variant. really a sudden end to the summer travel surge that we have been seeing. i asked united air lones ceo about this. he says that as vaccinations go up, these numbers should normalize a little bit. but remember there s still a lot of uncertainty ahead. more travel restrictions going into place. hawaii even saying people should not travel to the state right now. travel experts do caution to us that this is typically the time that travel numbers begin to slump off a little bit. but they say that there s no doubt that the delta variant is having an impact here. the tsa said today s air travel numbers will not set a pandemic-era air travel record, which is so interesting because it s typically the last day of a holiday weekend that is the biggest. erica? int
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Show Transcript MORE NORMAL THESE DAYS. PASSENGERS AT LOGAN AIRPORT SAW SOME PRETTY STRANGE TRAVEL PATTERNS IN 2020, BUT EACH MONTH NUMBERS START TO INCREASE ACCORDING TO TSA LOGAN SCREENINGS HAVE INCREASED ALMOST. HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE PER MONTH. SO OFFICIALS ARE WARNING SCREENING WAIT TIMES ARE COMING BACK BASED ON THE PROGRESS OF COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ANTICIPATED SUMMER TRAVEL TRENDS. WE EXPECT PASSENGER VOLUME TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER TSA AGENTS SAY THEY ARE READY FOR THE SURGE, BUT IT MAY BE WORTH A REMINDER WHAT CAN GET YOU PAST SECURITY THE FASTEST INCLUDING DOWNLOADING THE TSA APP ARRIVING 90 TO 180 MINUTES PRIOR TO SURE AND SIGNING UP FOR TSA PRECHECK. I’M ROLLING IN TSA PRECHECK. YOU CAN AVOID REMOVING SHOES BELTS LIQUIDS FOOD LAP