Originally Posted by SPN Lifer
Edited to add: As with other holidays like Christmas Day and New Year's Eve, travel on Thanksgiving Day itself is often exceptionally light, great for mileage runners or award redeemers, and everyone is usually very friendly.
For three years in a row, I flew ORD-London on Christmas Night. Two out of three comp upgrades on AA, thanks to friendly gate agents, empty flights, and mid-tier elite status. I've also been in the air during the Super Bowl - got a great comp upgrade for that as well (empty 767 going ORD-LAX). I missed that Niners-Chargers game. Boo Hoo.