Originally Posted by
Often1
Thanksgiving Day is a very light travel day in the US. It is the day before and Sunday after which are the busiest travel days of the year.
I agree with
Often1: I have flown on several occasions at different times of the day on Thanksgiving--it generally is very light (and usually the fares are pretty good) and the crews generally are pretty happy. That being said, there is no guarantee as to traffic on a particular route or a particular crew's mood, especially with dynamic pricing. YMMV.