Thanksgiving travels, screening (12 images)

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent conducts a pat down search on a departing passenger at Denver International Airport (DIA) the day before the Thanksgiving holiday on November 24, 2010 in Denver. DIA officials expect a record number of passengers to pass through the airport. A passenger boycott of the full body scanners did not appear to materialize at DIA. UPI/Gary C. Caskey

A TSA screener pats down a passenger at a security checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport on November 24, 2010 in Chicago. Security ran smoothly on the day before Thanksgiving despite rumors of mass protests of security procedures. UPI/Brian Kersey

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent conducts a pat down search in lieu of a full-body scan at Denver International Airport (DIA) the day before the Thanksgiving holiday on November 24, 2010 in Denver. DIA officials expect a record number of passengers to pass through the airport. A passenger boycott of the full body scanners did not appear to materialize at DIA. UPI/Gary C. Caskey

A TSA screener pats down a passenger at a security checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport on November 24, 2010 in Chicago. Security ran smoothly on the day before Thanksgiving despite rumors of mass protests of security procedures. UPI/Brian Kersey