39august Posted October 27, 2021 #1 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Is flying on New Years day any more of a hassle than at any other time? I have never thought of NYD as a big travel day, buy my DH is concerned about it .Thanks for any input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdcatc12 Posted October 27, 2021 #2 Share Posted October 27, 2021 59 minutes ago, 39august said: Is flying on New Years day any more of a hassle than at any other time? I have never thought of NYD as a big travel day, buy my DH is concerned about it .Thanks for any input. No, actually it is probably less busy than a normal day. Southwest used to give free drinks, but since they aren't serving alchohol, that won't be happening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompeter Posted October 27, 2021 #3 Share Posted October 27, 2021 1 hour ago, zdcatc12 said: No, actually it is probably less busy than a normal day. Southwest used to give free drinks, but since they aren't serving alchohol, that won't be happening. Especially in the morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted October 27, 2021 #4 Share Posted October 27, 2021 33 minutes ago, tompeter said: Especially in the morning... There can be quite the rush for flights after 5pm, depending on the market. And red-eyes from the west coast get a lot of traffic from folks heading home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted October 27, 2021 #5 Share Posted October 27, 2021 6 hours ago, 39august said: Is flying on New Years day any more of a hassle than at any other time? I have never flown on New Years Day, but have flown on Thanksgiving Day (a morning flight). The plane was not full; the airport was not as busy as usual. Flying home on the Sunday after Thanksgiving (a late afternoon flight), the reverse was true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdcatc12 Posted October 28, 2021 #6 Share Posted October 28, 2021 4 hours ago, rkacruiser said: Flying home on the Sunday after Thanksgiving (a late afternoon flight), the reverse was true. Yes, as that is usually the busiest flying day of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach1213 Posted October 28, 2021 #7 Share Posted October 28, 2021 18 hours ago, rkacruiser said: Flying home on the Sunday after Thanksgiving (a late afternoon flight), the reverse was true. I always fly the Saturday after Thanksgiving instead, usually in the evening. Saturday evenings are already fairly quiet...the Saturday evening after Thanksgiving is heavenly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted October 28, 2021 #8 Share Posted October 28, 2021 6 hours ago, Zach1213 said: I always fly the Saturday after Thanksgiving instead, usually in the evening. Saturday evenings are already fairly quiet...the Saturday evening after Thanksgiving is heavenly. A very good idea. For me, not being able to join my family until Thanksgiving morning and needing to return before Monday morning, I chose that Sunday flight simply to give myself more time with my family. I did book First Class and that made the experience more pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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