thanksgiving

Smooth Thanksgiving Holiday Travel After Chaotic Summer

Despite having a chaotic summer of air travel, US airlines performed well during Thanksgiving week. According to the flight tracking website FlightAware, US airlines canceled a total of 441 flights across the week. Calm weather across the continental US kept the airlines moving. The only exception was a major storm on Sunday, delaying more than […]

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American Gears Up for Thanksgiving Rush With Domestic Widebody Flights, New ‘Red-Eyes’

As the Thanksgiving travel rush befalls the United States, the big three carriers have been ramping up domestic operations in order to accommodate the record number of passengers set to travel this week. Domestic routes will see increased frequencies, unique flight times and even upgraded aircraft, including widebody aircraft primarily found on international routes. The […]

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American and Delta Show Off Impressive Thanksgiving Travel Numbers

Major holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas bring major traveling with them. People fly all over the world to see their family and friends during the holiday season. To accommodate the spike in passengers, airlines add more routes, make aircraft upgrades on busier routes, and run around the clock. Airlines for America estimated that over 28.5 […]

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AirlineGeeks is Thankful

Across the United States, families and friends will gather today to celebrate Thanksgiving. After some much needed reflection, our writing team has taken the opportunity to reflect on what they are most thankful for as it relates to aviation. Of course, we also wouldn’t be able to celebrate today without thanking our readers for their support […]

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