The Thanksgiving holiday travel rush is kicking off at Miami International Airport, and airport officials told CBS News Miami that they are well prepared.

"This is our busy time of the year. This is kind of like our Super Bowl," said Daniel Velez with TSA.

Now that the travel chaos caused by the government shutdown is over, people who are traveling by air are relieved.

"We were wondering if we would have to change our plans, but luckily things have been smooth and OK," said Olivia Donaldson, passenger.

At MIA, employees are already seeing record numbers this holiday season.

"Our Thanksgiving travel period is the Friday before Thanksgiving to the Monday after, so we're already seeing record numbers. And we expect to see closer to two million travelers over that time. So, very exciting

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