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Thanksgiving air travel takes off despite rising COVID-19 cases, CDC warning
NY Post ^ | November 22, 2020 | Jackie Salo

Posted on 11/23/2020 7:28:17 AM PST by SJackson

More than two million people flocked to US airports this weekend ahead of Thanksgiving — despite health officials urging Americans to nix their travel holiday travel plans.

There were 1,019,836 passengers who passed through airport security checkpoints Friday, followed by another 984,369 on Saturday, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

The figure was still only around 42 percent of the number of travelers who were screened last year on the same dates, data shows.

But the weekend was one of the busiest for airports since the pandemic began.

Friday’s traffic marked the second-highest number of people traveling in the skies since March — only topped by the 1.03 million passengers on Oct. 18.

The rush of travelers comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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Good, people voting with their feet
1 posted on 11/23/2020 7:28:17 AM PST by SJackson
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To: SJackson
Warnings? What warnings? We're going to Democratic parties!
2 posted on 11/23/2020 7:35:35 AM PST by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of three generations.)
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To: SJackson

Voting with their wings!


3 posted on 11/23/2020 7:35:47 AM PST by ClarityGuy
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To: SJackson

Once the mayors let the leftist rioters run free as though Covid did not exist, it was game over....

Either the disease was a serious threat or it was not—the politicians can’t have it both ways.


4 posted on 11/23/2020 7:37:01 AM PST by cgbg ( Remember 1876--we _can_ do this!--Biden--Office of the Prisoner-Elect)
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To: SJackson
"Family" is "Life"

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

That fits nicely, doesn't it.

5 posted on 11/23/2020 7:38:08 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: ClarityGuy

Yup. YOU GO, AMERICA!


6 posted on 11/23/2020 7:45:12 AM PST by Walrus (I do not consent)
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To: SJackson

It’s not just the US. The whole world is done with this nonsense.


7 posted on 11/23/2020 7:45:38 AM PST by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: cuban leaf

We are learning to live with the virus just like our ancestors did with smallpox and polio, just to name a few deadly viruses.


8 posted on 11/23/2020 7:47:04 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: ClarityGuy

Voting with their wings!, yes, better. Though most airports, you get to use your feet.


9 posted on 11/23/2020 8:46:19 AM PST by SJackson (Let me control the media and I will turn any nation into a herd of sheep, J. Goebbels)
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To: SJackson

If this was oh-so critical to the survival of humanity, why weren’t all flights just simply grounded?


10 posted on 11/23/2020 9:14:50 AM PST by cld51860 (Volo pro veritas)
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