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Alaska airlines canceled some flights as well. there's been disagreement in the industry on how to handle this new pandemic surge as air travel rebounds to pre-pandemic levels. cnn's pete muntean has the latest from regan national airport. >> reporter: christine, paula, things are getting busier by the moment here at regan national airport. some of the numbers we have seen are already higher than where they were back in 2019 before the pandemic. the tsa screened 2.08 million people at airports across the country on wednesday. that number actually higher than the same day back in 2019, 1.84 scr...

Aaa estimates 109 million americans will drive or fly, almost 34% increase from last year. cnn aviation correspondent pete muntean has the latest on what to expect. >> reporter: boris, paula, united airlines said we have gone into the busiest period of the holiday travel season. passenger loads will be 20% higher than what the airlines saw over the thanksgiving travel rush where we broke records. the tsa projects 20 to 21 million people will pass through security at america's airports between december 23rd and january 3rd. just look at the numbers from thursday. 2.06 million people passed thro...

Picture from new york, a long line there, this is not the only one we have seen. people lining up for covid-19 tests. seeing this around the country a lot right now, particularly as people prepare for holiday travel. holiday travel is expected to roar back to near pandemic records. aaa estimates more than 109 million americans will drive or fly and almost 34% increase from last year. pete muntean is live from reagan national airport. pete, i mean, airlines, are they signaling anything about additional precautions? with omicron, we're certainly seeing, you know, a big bump in new infections. >>...

Much as when the delta variant period last summer. >> 2022 is still going to be a recovery year for the industry because, you know, we're not -- covid isn't over yet. covid is never going to be over, but it's still in the probably pandemic phase instead of the endemic phase. >> what's so interesting here is that the cdc is now giving out free at home coronavirus test kits to international travelers as they arrive into the united states. just a select few airports right now, dallas, chicago, miami, minneapolis, it says it could expand this program sometime soon to more airports. the cdc says it...