United Airlines expects the December holiday travel season to be another record-breaker.
United is gearing up for more than 9.9 million people to fly between December 19 –January 6, up 12% compared to last year.
On average nearly 520,000 people will fly United every day during the year-end holiday period (based on current bookings) – about 62,000 more people per day than last year.
Friday, December 20, Friday December 27 and Saturday, December 28 are expected to be the busiest travel days with more than 540,000 people flying United each day.
United will operate nearly 4,500 flights per day and added nearly 500 flights a day on average to help manage demand.
The most popular New Year’s Eve destinations outside of United’s hub cities include: Orlando, Las Vegas, Cancun, Fort Lauderdale and Honolulu.
United says it flew a record number of travelers during every major holiday travel period this year, including the Memorial Day, July Fourth, Labor Day and Thanksgiving travel periods.
“Even as the number of travelers grows, our operational performance and customer scores are at their highest level in years,” said David Kinzelman, United’s Chief Customer Officer.
“United is ready for the holidays – our teams on the ground and in the air look forward to delivering a great experience.”
