If you hit the road or took to the skies this holiday weekend, you weren't alone.

Airports and highways across the country saw a record number of travelers returning home on Labor Day.

TSA reports this Labor Day stretch was the busiest ever for air travel, with more than 17 million flyers projected nationwide. At BWI, officials say busy days can top 30,000 passengers passing through security checkpoints.

Going to Disney World

For families returning from Orlando—one of AAA's top Labor Day destinations—flights were full.

"When people say don't travel on a holiday, they say it for a reason," said Imani Headd, from Upper Marlboro. "It was packed. I think on the way home, the flight was completely full!"

Many Maryland families spent the long weekend at Disney and Universal.

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