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Over the 12-day Thanksgiving period, 28.5 million passengers are projected to take to the skies on United States airlines, marking a three percent increase from last year.
According to advocacy group Airlines for America, an average of 2.38 million passengers are expected to fly each day between Nov. 17 and 28.
To accommodate the rise in demand, airlines are expected to add 86,000 seats every day to the marketplace, a three percent increase over 2016.
The busiest flying day over the Thanksgiving holiday? That day is projected to be Sunday, Nov. 26, with an estimated 2.88 million passengers expected to make a return flight home following the festivities.
After Nov. 26, the next busiest travel days are set for Wednesday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 17.
The lightest travel day is predicted to be Nov. 23, Thanksgiving Day. JB
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