VIDEO: TSA screened almost 2.5mil yesterday

(NBC) - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said its agents screened almost 2.5-million passengers at airport security checkpoints nationwide yesterday.

The airline industry is facing some tough challenges that's leading to high ticket prices, delayed or canceled flights and chais at the ticket counter.

But that's not stopping people from flying.

This is what it looked like at Miami International this morning.

Lines were already long by 8 a.m.

In fact, the TSA reports that nearly 2.5-million (2,462,097) passengers were screened at airports across the country yesterday alone.

That's the highest number since February 11, 2020 when just over 2.5-million (2,507,588) people were screened.

So if you are planning to fly this coming holiday weekend, give yourself plenty of time to make it through security.