Where are you going on Thanksgiving? (planes, holidays, flying, married)
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If I were alone on Thanksgiving and wanted to travel, it would be to a nice resort on the coast of Mexico. I wouldn't want to be around where others were with family and friends celebrating together. Mexico would be warm and close enough for easy travel over TG. Jamaica would be another option, especially if traveling from the eastern US or the south.
Just saw a Thanksgiving sale on Southwest so thought I might visit somewhere I've never been. Not planning on going home for Thanksgiving since I'll be there for Christmas. Where would be a good city for a single person with no plans on Thanksgiving? Thinking of New Orleans but not sure what the weather will be like around that time.
Weather is great in New Orleans that time of year!
These days, that's kind of not true. Most flights go out very close to 100% full every day of the year. It's been a long time since I've been on a flight that had more than a few empty seats. It's not like the airlines have extra jets sitting around doing nothing they press into service on Thanksgiving Wednesday. The real difference is that it's amateur hour where the business travelers aren't flying. Every 2nd person has a water bottle in their carry-on bag. Nobody knows how to board a plane, quickly stuff their roll-aboard in the overhead, and get out of the aisle. I'm not flying during that period but with TSA Pre, I'd be insulated from the worst of it. It's mostly that flights run late because all the infrequent flyers screw everything up.
I was actually on a flight last week that had about 30 empty seats (I heard a flight attendant say that number)! Some people had entire rows to themselves. It still happens! That's the beauty of flying during off peak times.
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Just saw a Thanksgiving sale on Southwest ........
I suggest that you decide quickly and get some dinner reservations made. Otherwise you'll be eating hot dogs out of the 7-11 for Thanksgiving dinner. If they aren't sold out, too.
I was actually on a flight last week that had about 30 empty seats (I heard a flight attendant say that number)! Some people had entire rows to themselves. It still happens! That's the beauty of flying during off peak times.
The industry load factor is 86.6% for last June and 83.66% for the year July 2015-June 2016. There simply isn't much congestion difference between a 100% load factor day like the Tuesday/Wednesday before Thanksgiving and an average Friday/Monday when all the business travelers are flying. 30 empty seats on a 140 passenger 737 is still quite full compared to 30 years ago when all kinds of flights went out nearly empty.
My point is that in terms of dealing with the airport, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving isn't all that different from any Monday or Friday. All the flights are going out full. The main difference is it's infrequent flyers who leave water bottles in their carry-on bag, trip the X-ray scan and need a manual pat-down, and don't have a clue how to quickly board a flight, stuff their bag in the overhead, and get out of the aisle.
We are celebrating Thanksgiving in Canada on October 10 and we will celebrate this year at my son's place.Little one is too young to travel.
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