It’s set to be a record Thanksgiving travel season at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world’s busiest for years running.
Officials expect more than 3 million passengers during the holiday period, which started Friday and runs through the Monday after Thanksgiving. That’s about 200,000 more passengers than the same time last year.
Much of that rush will happen Wednesday. But airport spokesman Andrew Gobeil says many travelers have already left town.
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