New York — The US's virus-ravaged airline industry has reached a milestone, carrying more than 1-million passengers for the first time in seven months by Sunday.

US airport security checkpoints processed 1,031,505 people, or 39.6% of the equivalent day in 2019, according to a tally by the Transportation Security Administration. It was the busiest day for air travel since March 16. ..

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