Large number of flights canceled over Christmas weekend

Large number of flights canceled over Christmas weekend

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2020, file photo, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 takes off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Southwest Airlines expects travel demand to remain depressed in early 2021. Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said Thursday, Nov. 19, that means his airline will have a lot more planes than it needs. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Between flight cancellations and travelers deciding to stay home, The TSA says that airline travel didn’t reach pre-pandemic levels this Christmas weekend

The TSA says the more than 1.5 million people were screened at airports Saturday, which is up from the same time last year. However, but that is about 1 million less people that went through checkpoints in 2019.

Over 6,000 flights were canceled worldwide through the holiday weekend

(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)