More than 25 million forecast to fly at Thanksgiving
Friday, 06 Nov, 2015
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Trade group Airlines for America predicts a jump of 3% in Thanksgiving travel at US airports later this month.
Airlines are gearing up to handle 25.3 million passengers for the holiday period from November 20 through December 1, A4A says.
That would mean the busiest Thanksgiving period since the 2008 recession.
"As competition continues to boost schedules and drive down airfares in 2015, customers are seeing more opportunities to fly during the holiday season," said John Heimlich, A4A’s chief economist.
"With operations improving, airfares falling and new aircraft entering the fleet at a steady pace, 2015 has translated to an improving experience for airline customers," Heimlich added.
The group forecasts an extra 65,000 people checking in for flights each day.
November 29, the Sunday after Thanksgiving is expected to be the busiest day of all.
Travel company Orbitz said the airfares to the top 10 travel destinations during Thanksgiving are down 9% on average compared to last year but average hotel rates rose 5% .
The most popular destinations for the holidays according to Orbitz customers include Chicago, Orlando, Los Angeles, New York, Cancun and Las Vegas.
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