David Pekoske travel tips

If you plan to travel this Labor Day weekend, you are far from the only one.

More than 17 million travelers are expected to pass through airports across the United States next week in what is forecast to be the busiest Labor Day holiday weekend on record.

Twenty million travelers have signed up for TSA PreCheck, setting a new record for the ever-popular expedited security program.

If it feels like more of your friends, family members and fellow travelers suddenly have access to TSA PreCheck, you're not imagining things.

In a summer that has so far seen record-breaking crowds traveling over holidays, the week of the Fourth of July 2024 won’t be any exception. In fact, this Independence Day is projected to be one of the busiest travel days in US history.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it broke the record for most people screened on a single day, screening nearly three million (2.99 million) individuals on Sunday, June 23.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) saw a new airport record over the weekend, showing more Americans are traveling this summer than ever before.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects to screen more than 18 million travelers and crew over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, even more than last summer.

If the summer travel seasons of 2022 and 2023 left you thinking airports couldn't possibly get any busier, think again.

My two boys are grown now, 24 and 20, and I always tell them to be careful. And invariably they always say to me that they are grown men and can be trusted.

Can’t decide between CLEAR and TSA PreCheck? Now you can sign up for both at the same time at a few key airports—and score a big discount, too.

Another blockbuster summer awaits, United Airlines said on Wednesday, despite cautioning headwinds will force changes to the carrier's ambitious growth strategy for the coming years.

Airport security checkpoints may soon be getting a high-tech makeover. 

This spring break, travelers may want to pack sunscreen, sunglasses, and lots of patience. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently shared guidance that they predict a six percent increase in passenger screenings for this spring break season, versus the same time in 2023. If those estimates hold true, this would be one of the busiest spring break ever.  “TSA screened a record number of passengers in 2023, and we expect that trend to continue this year,” the TSA’s Administrator David Pekoske said in a news release. For travelers navigating airports, the TSA says the busiest travel days will be between March 7 and March 25.

A record 6,737 firearms were intercepted at airport checkpoints last year, the Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday.

Last year, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers across the country intercepted a record 6,737 firearms—93% of them loaded—at airport security checkpoints, according to the agency.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anticipates that airport security checkpoints will be busier this winter holiday travel period compared to last year.Fortunately, the agency says it's prepared to meet the surging travel demand.The official end-of-the-year holiday travel period runs from Thursday, December 21 through Tuesday, January 2. TSA is projecting that the busiest days will be Thursday, December 21; Friday, December 29, and Monday, January 1.TSA said it expects to screen more than 2.5 million passengers each of those days, signaling a 6 percent increase from 2022. The busiest day last year was December 29, when officers screened nearly 2.4 million passengers nationwide.The projections come after the TSA screened nearly 30 million passengers during November's 12-day Thanksgiving holiday period. The agency broke the record for most passengers in a single day on Sunday, November 26, screening more than 2.9 million passengers at security checkpoints across the country."We are prepared to handle the busy passenger volumes this winter holiday season," TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in a statement."TSA’s continued success during this record year for travel is a direct result of teamwork, planning and professional execution across the agency, from our frontline employees to those behind the scenes; partnerships with airports and air carriers; and innovative checkpoint technologies that improve security effectiveness, efficiency and the passenger experience," he concluded.Industry trade group Airlines for America (A4A) projects that 39 million people will board flights in the U.S. between Wednesday, December 20 and Tuesday, January 2, for an average of 2.8 million passengers per day.

The Transportation Security Administration expects busy airport checkpoints this winter holiday season and is warning travelers to come prepared.

While Black Friday often receives the most talk among the week-long commercial holidays that directly follow Thanksgiving, it’s Travel Tuesday when travelers might be able to snag the last of the year’s best deals for their future trips. 

On the heels of a record-setting summer travel season, this holiday season is likewise shaping up to be a record-breaker for air travel.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration confiscated more than 1,800 firearms at U.S. airports from July through September and is expecting to surpass 6,500 firearms by the end of the year.