LOS ANGELES—Pandemic-weary Angelenos will be hitting the roads and airways in large numbers this Thanksgiving, with about 4.4 million Southern California residents expected to travel for the holiday, according to estimates released Nov. 9 by the American Automobile Association (AAA). The anticipated number of holiday travelers marks a 16 percent jump from last year. This year will be the second-busiest Thanksgiving travel volume on record for the region, just 3 percent below the 4.5 million people who traveled for Thanksgiving in 2019, according to AAA. “This is a remarkable comeback for travel, especially considering that cruises and some other modes of transportation have only recently restarted,” Filomena Andre, the AAA’s vice president for travel products and services, said in a statement. “To help meet consumer demand, AAA is hiring travel advisers. We are also strongly recommending that people not wait to book trips in 2022 because there are deals and …