Originally Posted by
cbn42
The odds of being bumped during Thanksgiving may be somewhat higher than at other times, but they are still incredibly low. I certainly would not expect or plan for it.
This. The odds are low enough and there are too many day-of-travel variables to make it worthwhile to schedule travel in hopes of a bump.
I made a mint on this back in the day - my regular AA flight on Fridays was *always* oversold - but not anymore.