(Bloomberg) — If you're traveling this Thanksgiving holiday, brace yourself.

Wait times at U.S. airport security checkpoints were already up this year as passenger counts grew and the Transportation Security Administration imposed more thorough screening protocols.

Now, after terrorist attacks in Paris and a suspected airliner bombing in Egypt, people enduring the normal chaos of the busy travel period will also face a gauntlet of bomb-sniffing dogs, extra armed officers and the near-certain prospect of even longer lines, according to travel groups, airlines and airports.

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