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Friday marked the ninth-busiest day ever recorded at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, a sign that Austinites — like the rest of the country — are itching to travel and finally feel safe enough to do so.
The big picture: Ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, airport officials urged passengers to arrive early and warned of flight delays and cancellations because of pilot shortages.
By the numbers: More than 33,000 Austin passengers were screened through TSA on Friday to kick off the holiday weekend, and a total of 118,598 passengers were screened from Friday to Monday, according to airport officials.
Zoom out: Across the country, the air travel system has been struggling with staffing shortages and other issues, making the past few days a big test for airlines, airports and the Federal Aviation Administration, writes Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick.
The backstory: Some airlines took extraordinary preemptive measures to manage demand.
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