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Any consolidated source for Thanksgiving/Christmas 2013 Int'l service reductions?

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Old Oct 27, 2013, 6:12 pm
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I imagine the airlines anticipate the count with additional flights. I have a conference I attend every Thanksgiving week and can attest that Tues and WED before TGVNG airports are packed
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Old Oct 29, 2013, 8:03 am
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Originally Posted by LaserSailor
I imagine the airlines anticipate the count with additional flights. I have a conference I attend every Thanksgiving week and can attest that Tues and WED before TGVNG airports are packed
Looking at mainline flights, UA has 1,809 departures scheduled on 11/27 (day before thanksgiving) and 1,779 11/20 the same day, one week prior, a <2% increase.

There isn't a substantial amount of capacity, either in empty seats or idle airplanes to create an opportunity for significantly more network-wide passenger volume on any special day. I think the majority of the "busy" feeling comes from the fact that there's lots of families (e.g., kids) traveling so it's more of an ordeal.
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