The Transportation Security Administration expects a record number of travelers at airports during the Thanksgiving travel period, which starts next week.

TSA expects more than 26.8 million passengers going through airport security checkpoints from Nov. 22 through Dec. 2.

The busiest days are expected to be Wednesday before Thanksgiving and Sunday after Thanksgiving.

TSA advises that travelers get to the airport early and allow enough time to park and get through traffic, check any bags and get through security. That means getting to the terminal at least two hours before domestic flights and at least three hours before international flights.

For more tips on traveling through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport over the holidays, check out the AJC's 2019 holiday airport guide.

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8/26/17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Sandra Deal, members of the King family, and Rep. Calvin Smyre,  were on hand for unveiling of the first statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the statehouse grounds, more than three years after Gov. Nathan Deal first announced the project.  During the hour-long ceremony leading to the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state Capitol on Monday, many speakers, including Gov. Nathan Deal, spoke of King's biography. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King's famed "I Have Dream" speech. BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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