Memorial Day Weekend marked the beginning of a busy summer season at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The world’s busiest airport is already seeing record numbers.

Crowds have returned to normal summer levels after a record-breaking 111,000 travelers were screened at the airport last Thursday. It’s estimated nearly 2.4 million people moved through the airport over the weekend, despite delays from storms across the country.

Airport spokesman Andrew Gobeil said travel continues to be on track to reach pre-pandemic levels.

“We broke a record back in 2019, pre-COVID, when we served 110 million passengers,” he said. “We're getting close to that figure again. And there is a chance ... that we could approach that number this year.”

Friday at the airport nearly set a record as well, but fell short of beating 111,000 screenings, making it the second busiest day in airport history. Gobeil said he expects airport traffic will remain high through the rest of the summer.

“We are going to be very, very busy from May until probably up until September sometime,” he said. "But Memorial Day weekend, the Fourth of July weekend, Labor Day weekend tends to be a little bit busier.”

Travel is expected to settle down again in the fall.

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