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As government shutdown looms, AAA predicts holiday travel record

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AAA predicts 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year's Day .

Airlines expect to have their busiest days on Friday and Sunday , and on Dec. 26 , Dec. 27 and Dec. 29 .

The slowest U.S. air-travel day this year — by a wide margin — was Thanksgiving Day .

AAA advises travelers to "continue with their holiday plans, even if the shutdown materializes" About 59,000 of TSA 's 62,000 workers are considered essential and, the agency says.

Airports operations will continue as normal, but perhaps run a bit slower than usual, AAA says.

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