As the delta variant of COVID-19 continues to surge across the country, it's not slowing down air travel this summer.

According to the TSA, there have been nearly 2 million travelers every day this week compared to fewer than 800,000 around this time last year.

Lauran Ables of Oregon just landed in Rochester on Friday afternoon. She says it took her a lot longer than she anticipated.

"I actually experienced a flight delay from my flight connection from Phoenix to Chicago and then I had to stay overnight in Chicago because of a flight delay," she said. "It was delay because of a maintenance flight issue."

Ables quickly learned she was far from the only one.

"I went to the hotel and the hotel manager told me that they have been sending about 90 people per day to the hotel from flight delays," Ables explained.

According to FlightAware.com, there have been more than 2,000 flights that have been delayed and around 500 that have been canceled in the United States on Friday.

Fortunately for Jill Vorreiter, she had a much smoother flight from Florida. However, she is definitely noticing a difference at this stage of the pandemic.

"There's a lot more people than I think I'm used to flying with," she explained. "Both of my flights were completely booked up. It was packed in, which really hasn't been the case in a while, usually there is a lot more social distancing."

As for the surging delta variant, Vorreiter and Ables stay mindful of it while more people are traveling this year.

"I mean, I'm fully vaccinated so I'm not as nervous, but I think with the new variants it's a little more nerve racking," said Vorreiter.

"There's a spark of fear, but I try not to get so bogged down by it," Ables added. "I just wash my hands. I take precautions. I'm definitely not trying to be hindered and experience that fear."