By all accounts -- from airlines, industry groups and aviation analysts -- US air carriers are in a much better position than they were this summer to avoid operational meltdowns over the holidays.
While weather is the biggest variable,"there are simply fewer seats flying than in 2019, meaning fuller flights and fewer empty seats in which to re-accommodate customers from delayed and canceled flights," said airline industry analyst Bob Mann, of R.W. Mann & Company.
Over Thanksgiving, United Airlines expects to operate more than 3,700 flights per day on average -- about 90% of 2019's volume. Yet the airline anticipates about the same number of travelers as 2019."That means -- to fly the same or almost the same amount of people ... United did add 275 extra flights on Sunday, November 27, to help meet demand. The carrier expects Sunday to be its busiest travel day since before the pandemic.
Airlines and agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration"are as geared up as they can be barring any unforeseen natural event such as weather," Grant said.Tips for making holiday air travel smootherIf you know where the big fronts are and where winter storms are expected,"that gives you an option to change your routing before you commit to your departure," FlightAware's Bangs said.
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