Expect busier-than-normal scene at Hartsfield for Thanksgiving

ATLANTA - A little patience may go the distance this week for holiday travelers. <br> <br> New federal airport screeners and tighter security rules are in place to handle the Thanksgiving rush expected at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. <br> <br> Hartsfield expects about 1.24 million passengers over the next eight days, with peaks of 204,700 on Wednesday and 238,700 on Sunday after the holiday. <br> <br> Airline and airport officials say this year&#39;s Thanksgiving crowds will be slightly larger than last year&#39;s but still smaller than in 2000. <br> <br> Planes will be as full as ever, however, because airlines have cut flights to adjust to reduced volume. <br> <br> Triple A says travel by all modes - planes, trains and automobiles - will be up about one-point-seven percent nationally from last year. That includes about one million Georgians who are expected to travel 50 miles or more to spend time with family or friends.