WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation

Security Administration (TSA) said it screened 2.95 million

airline passengers on Friday, the highest number ever on a

single day.

The record travel comes with the Memorial Day weekend that

marks the beginning of the busy U.S. summer travel season. Last

week, a group representing major U.S. airlines forecast record

summer travel with carriers expected to transport 271 million

passengers, up 6.3% from last year.