Originally Posted by
matkusopet
I do this nearly every new year (HNL-->NYC) to get those last ~5,000 or so miles in after visiting my family. Once or twice the crew noted the new year, but as mentioned before, they usually just preemptively wish passengers a happy new year and let us sleep through it. No champagne, no party, nothing.
My wife and I fly OGG-DEN almost every 12/31 and usually the crew is pretty quiet as are fellow passengers. We fly the redeye BECAUSE we don't care for NYE parties and I imagine many of our fellow passengers feel the same way.