TSA bracing for record-high 26.8 million travelers this Thanksgiving

Published November 13, 2019 4:08pm ET



The government agency tasked with inspecting airline passengers before boarding domestic and international flights warned Thanksgiving travelers to brace for another packed, record-setting holiday travel season this month.

The Transportation Security Administration expects 26.8 million people to pass through airport security checkpoints on their way to board flights between the Friday before Thanksgiving and the Monday after, Nov. 22 to Dec. 2. That is up from 25 million in 2018 and 21 million in 2017.

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