Flying on July 4th
 

As July 4th is on a Thursday and I have a 9:30 AM flight from SJC I wonder if I will need more time or will all the people already be at their destinations as they take the week off?

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Obscure2k
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probably going to be pretty dead at the airport on July 4. Most people are with friends/family BBQ'ing. A lot of the travel is local too, mostly driving.

Thanks for the reply. Glad it won't be busy. I picked an early morning flight to avoid any traffic on the road. It will be nice to wait at the Club@SJC without lots of people.

I wouldn't bank on it being dead, but certainly more like a weekend than a weekday. Traffic should certainly be light. Christmas Day used to be a dead day at airports, but then more people started flying on that day to escape crowds and high prices on the 24th. Some people will make a four-day weekend out of the Fourth of July this year, so maybe more flying than in some years.