DALLAS (AP) — Air journey in the U.S. is hitting new pandemic-period highs, and airways are scrambling to preserve up with the summer months-getaway crowds.

Regardless of growing numbers of coronavirus bacterial infections fueled by the delta variant, the U.S. set another new higher mark for air travel Sunday, with more than 2.2 million people likely as a result of airport checkpoints, in accordance to the Transportation Security Administration.

That is nearly 11,000 more people screened than July 18, and the greatest selection since Feb. 28, 2020, prior to the U.S. felt the complete brunt of the pandemic. On the other hand, air vacation was continue to down 17% Sunday from the identical Sunday in 2019.

The resurgence of leisure vacation, coupled with some undesirable temperature, has led to delays and flight cancellations at airlines struggling to ramp up right after getting crushed by the pandemic. Airlines have thousands less