FAA opens up military airspace for civilian travel for 'busiest Thanksgiving travel period on record'

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With millions of Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is using military airspace specially opened for civilian use to accommodate smooth travel during the busy holiday, officials said.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the holiday travel measures on its website last week.

«To lessen inland volume and reduce delays during holiday travel, the FAA will use special airspace off the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico that the military releases to the FAA for commercial planes to use,» DOT said.

More than 18 million airport screenings are expected during what the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) called «the busiest Thanksgiving travel period on record.»

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TSA projects more than 18 million screenings during the Thanksgiving holiday period. (DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images, File / Getty Images)

«This holiday season is expected to be one of the busiest travel periods on record, and the vigilant people of the Transportation Security Administration stand ready to ensure the security and ease of travel,» Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement that also thanked TSA employees for their dedication to working the holiday.

TSA officials encouraged travelers to plan ahead and follow TSA travel tips to ensure smooth passage over the holiday. (Mario Tama/Getty Images, File / Viral Press)

TSA projected that the busiest travel days would be Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after the holiday, with about 3