TAMPA, Fla. — Thanksgiving is growing closer, and Tampa International Airport is expecting more than 900,000 travelers from Nov. 20 through Dec. 1.

What You Need To Know • Tampa International Airport estimates more than 900,000 passengers over a 12-day period • Nov. 30 is the day they're expecting to be the busiest • TPA officials say they're expecting the number of passengers coming through the airport to be close to the same as last year

“We’re expecting approximately 80,000 passengers a day,” Vice President of Operations Benjamin Robins said.

Alan Moss is one of the passengers.

He and his family flew into Tampa on Nov. 13, a day after the government shutdown ended.

They flew in for a cruise and wanted to make sure they didn’t run into any issues.

“It’s actually been really g

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