Memorial Day air travel exceeds pre-pandemic levels.

Memorial Day air travel surpassed pre-pandemic levels, with the Transportation Security Administration screening 9.79 million people from Friday through Monday, up slightly from the holiday weekend in 2019. Despite persistent inflation, consumers continue to shell out for trips, and airlines are testing travelers' appetite to continue paying for vacations and other trips while higher interest rates and lofty food and housing costs weigh on household budgets. Airline executives have been upbeat about their carriers' ability to operate reliably this summer, and relatively clear weather helped air travel over the weekend.