An airline trade group says about 27.3 million people will fly on U.S. airlines over a 12-day period that started Nov. 18 and ends the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. That's up 2.5 percent from last year. (Photo: Lynne Sladky/AP Photo)

If you’re planning to travel this Thanksgiving, it’s likely to be more crowded than any year since 2007, as you hit the road, take a plane, train or cruise the ocean.

The Heathrow, Florida-based AAA projects that 48.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving — an increase of one million travelers compared with last year. This represents a 1.9 percent increase over 2015, and the most Thanksgiving travelers since 2007. 

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