11 Worst Days and Times to Fly on an Airplane

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Memorial Day

Sagittarians are flirtatious due to their free spirit, making them less prone to marry. Aquarius resists traditional marriage due to their forward-looking perspective.

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Aquarius

Summer travel in the US is crowded due to school breaks, raising costs and crowds. Taylor Beal advises booking early.

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Summer Fridays

Summer weekends have high airport traffic, especially Fridays in June, July, and August - peak for business and family travel. Upgrades limited, coach busy.

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July 3 and 4

July 4th weekend: beach, friends, family, travel chaos. High costs expected. Consider early travel or check on-time stats via Google Flights.

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Weekends in general

Fly Tue-Thu for better prices & less crowds. If weekend, depart Sat early AM for punctuality.

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Mondays

Mondays have most flight cancellations; Tuesdays and Wednesdays are best. Avoid Monday 7 a.m. for busy travel.

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March

March's varying school Spring break and pre-Easter week heat draws travelers south with higher fares, delays, and crowded flights, warns Beal.

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10 p.m.

Evening flights prone to delays, especially at 10 p.m., with a 27.1% chance, per The Points Guy.

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President's Day

February rush: Many want Monday off for a quick getaway. However, flying Friday-Monday costs more. Consider Thurs-Tue for better deals.

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The day before Thanksgiving

AAA projected 4.5M travelers for 2022 Thanksgiving, advising Thanksgiving Day flights to avoid crowds and costs, suggesting early flights due to fewer delays.

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Christmas and New Year's

Dec 23 - Jan 2 sees high travel, 2022 AAA predicted 14% YoY air travel rise (7.2M Americans). Hybrid work = flexible travel. Dec early option due to high rates.

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