The big holiday travel season is in full swing. This is expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving ever for travelers. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is expecting more than 4 million passengers to pass through as a new federal cancellation-refund policy may be put to the test later in the week.

The Thanksgiving travel rush is here! Atlanta’s airport is expecting 4 million passengers this holiday week. ATLANTA — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Travelers are facing a mix of light waits and looming weather concerns this morning as Thanksgiving travel kicks into high gear.

AAA predicts that nearly 80 million people will travel 50 miles or more for the holiday, of which more than 71 million are expected to do so by car, almost 6 million are forecast to fly.

Travelers hit Atlanta airport ahead of Thanksgiving Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson Airport as US Thanksgiving holiday travel hits full swing, ahead of what is usually the busiest travel season in the country.