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Thanksgiving travel record. Americans are expected to set a new record for Thanksgiving travel, with nearly 80 million to hit the roads, catch flights, and board cruises over the holiday period, travel group AAA said on Nov. 18. About 1.7 million more people will travel this year from Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, compared to a similar period in 2023. Although staffing and aircraft shortages have capped the airline industry’s ability to ramp up capacity during the holidays in previous years, a record number of Americans are expected to fly to their destinations this year.

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