@TSA NEWS: On Monday, June 8th, 430,414 people came through TSA security checkpoints nationwide. — TSAmedia_LisaF (@TSAmedia_LisaF) June 9, 2020At this time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention travel website encourages people to stay home to protect themselves and others from getting sick, as travel increases one’s chances of getting infected and spreading the coronavirus. One issue with embarking on air travel during the pandemic is the likelihood of not being able to follow social distancing recommendations throughout the journey. “When governments tell people they are again allowed to travel, bookings immediately start to come back,” Olivier Ponti, vice president of insights at ForwardKeys, said in a statement. If a traveler is set on boarding a plane, the TSA encourages taking extra caution when flying during the global health crisis.

Source: Washington Post June 10, 2020 16:49 UTC