Originally Posted by
MucEKPer
Probably a LOT of post Christmas holiday traffic go JFK.
Originally Posted by
jackiedada
Mainly the folks returning back to the US after the end of year Christmas/ New York break. Loads are heavy on DXB-JFK. I'm flying out on the 8th and wanted to pre-pone by 2 days but DXB-JFK seems sold out.
I was expecting high traffic/loads, but 1+ week of flights in a row sold out seemed a bit much to me.
Originally Posted by
ung1
JFK availability is opening up only a day or two out. Expect EK to hold back inventory for flights that are still a week or two away. They do overbook, and will probably release seats once they have a better idea of loads.
Ah ok. I'll try again in a week or so but still won't be holding my breath...
If they weren't holding back seats intentionally I'd suspect poor yield management, but I guess this way is working for them.