Why are flights during the Christmas week(s) so cheap compared to the rest of the year? I've noticed that a flight to Milan on the 26th of December is about 490 from JFK, to Paris, 520, and this trend extends regardless of destination, China was about 900 compared to about 1200 or so now, any reason?
(all prices in USD obviously).
>>1145516
Christmas is the one major holiday that most people stay home. So less personal and business travel. Lower demand, lower prices
>>1145537
I always thought there was a pretty even split between extended family getting together for Thanksgiving and staying home for Christmas and staying home for Thanksgiving and extended family getting together for Christmas
>>1145638
Thanksgiving is the most traveled holiday?
>>1145649
Yes, it is
>>1145516
I'm not sure your premise is correct. Tickets to Caribbean destinations last year around Christmas/New Years were very expensive compared to normally.
>>1145537
This is incorrect, there is a major surge in passengers around Christmas and New Years, and Thanksgiving (in the states)
There are, however, specific days in that range where travel is down, as, for an obvious example, nobody who can avoid it will fly on Christmas Day.
Because of the surge in holiday travel, many airlines put larger planes on major routes or schedule extra flights. Because of this, they have a chance to lower fares and make it up in volume, so you will sometimes fare cutting on specific routes where there is excess inventory, or on specific dates where demand is lower.