Saturday, November 30, 2024 The 2024 Thanksgiving holiday travel season has been a remarkable success for the U.S. airline industry, with several major carriers reporting record-breaking flight volumes and impressive operational performance.
According to data released by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the number of flights across the United States between November 24th and 28th, 2024, reached over 232,000, setting a new Thanksgiving travel record. On Tuesday, November 28th, the agency reported more than 52,000 flights carrying passengers, the highest single-day total ever recorded. Despite the unprecedented demand, the major U.
S. airlines, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines, were able to maintain exceptional operational efficiency, with cancellation rates limited to just 0.3% and delays affecting only 1.
2% of flights – both record lows for the Thanksgiving travel period. American Airlines, the world’s largest airline by fleet size and passenger traffic, reported that it operated more than 32,000 flights during the Thanksgiving travel period, a new record for the carrier. Also Read: 84 Per Cent of Americans Anxious About Holiday Travel During Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Find Reassurance in Improved On-Time Predictions for 2024 Delta Air Lines, another industry giant, experienced similar success, with more than 5,700 flights on the busiest travel day, November 28th.
United Airlines, the third-largest U.S. car.
