WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation

Security Administration said it screened 3.08 million airline

passengers on Sunday, the highest number ever on a single day.

The record travel coincides with the peak day of the

Thanksgiving travel season. Airlines for America had projected

U.S. carriers would fly more than 31 million passengers over the

holiday period, up from nearly 29 million passengers during the

same period in 2023.

This is only the second time the agency has screened more

than 3 million passengers in a single day. The TSA earlier said

it expected to screen a record 18.3 million people from Nov. 26

to Monday, up 6% over 2023.

American Airlines ( AAL ) said Saturday it operated

58,000 flights through Friday and have canceled just 95 total

flights.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it handled more

than 232,000 flights between Nov. 24-28, a record number for the

Thanksgiving week.

The FAA said just 0.3% of flights were canceled, and

delays were a record low 1.2%. The FAA has been dealing with a

persistent shortage of air traffic controllers. United Airlines

said last week

the issue was resulting

in a "significant disruption" at its Newark, New Jersey

hub.