A4A: US airlines to handle 29m passengers during Thanksgiving 2026 period
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Background ✨
Airlines for America forecast more than 31 million passengers travelled over Thanksgiving 21-Nov-2025 to 01-Dec-2025, averaging 2.8 million per day, with 45,000 additional seats per day year-on-year and peak days on 30-Nov-2025 to 01-Dec-2025.1 Airlines for America also projected more than 31 million passengers for Thanksgiving 22-Nov-2024 to 02-Dec-2024, up from 29 million in 2023, at 2.8 million per day (+5%).2 3