By car and by plane, a record number of Americans are set to travel for Thanksgiving.

After the federal government shutdown snarled air travel, TSA agents are getting paid again and expecting to screen more than 17 million passengers over the next week.

Air traffic control staffing levels are back to normal after absences caused thousands of flight cancellations during the lapse in government funding.

The FAA says it's ready for the holiday rush.

"The airlines, the travel sector in general, airports, TSA, FAA especially, for us this week is our Super Bowl, and I'm here to tell you we've got a great plan," said FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford.

"We're looking forward to an extraordinarily successful week of travel for the literally tens of millions of Americans that will be flying this

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