RIC sets daily passenger screening record

Nearly 10,000 people were screened at Richmond International Airport May 23 – the most ever in a single day at RIC, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The previous daily record was 9,711 screenings in 2023. It wasn't only RIC that attracted higher-than-normal levels of travelers prior to the Memorial Day weekend; almost 2.9 million people were screened at 430 airports in the nation on the same day, the second-highest number in TSA's 22-year history. “The fact that our officers screened so many people on Thursday is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our TSA workforce,” said...

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