According to the FAA, 53,677 flights were scheduled for Thursday – the most of any day so far in 2024.
Pulling up to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday, my Lyft driver warned me that the departures area was backed up and asked if I’d be OK with getting dropped off on the arrivals level instead.
Once inside the airport, the security line was longer than expected, but still didn’t take much longer than it should have.