A Treasury union president representing 150,000 federal workers urges them not to accept the Trump administration's buyouts through a “deferred resignation program” in a push to quickly reduce the government workforce. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren) The standout day was May 16 with more than 45,000 passengers screened by TSA.

This is a 10% increase from 2023’s total of 53.4 million, according to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. CLT has set records in five of the last eight years, with the COVID years of 2020 and 2022 being the only exceptions for arriving and departing passengers.