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Which day of the week is typically the least busy at an airport?
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While searching flights, it seems like Tuesdays are typically cheaper. Got me thinking, should cheap prices be my omen that the airport will be crowded? Or maybe the other way around?
My real question is, prices aside, which day of the week is typically less busy at an airport?
I understand that each airport is different. But trends across airports do exist sometimes.
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While searching flights, it seems like Tuesdays are typically cheaper. Got me thinking, should cheap prices be my omen that the airport will be crowded? Or maybe the other way around?
My real question is, prices aside, which day of the week is typically less busy at an airport?
I understand that each airport is different. But trends across airports do exist sometimes.
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"Crowded" is not the same as "busy." The airport might process fewer passengers on a particular day (i.e. be less busy), but as a consequence the various entities within may staff fewer employees, leading to longer waits and longer lines; this is particularly noticeable with security and immigration checkpoints, which are usually the main pain points in traveling through an airport. At certain airports, cheap travel days/times mean lots of families and infrequent travelers, also contributing to crowds, especially at those checkpoints.
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While searching flights, it seems like Tuesdays are typically cheaper. Got me thinking, should cheap prices be my omen that the airport will be crowded? Or maybe the other way around?
My real question is, prices aside, which day of the week is typically less busy at an airport?
I understand that each airport is different. But trends across airports do exist sometimes.
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While searching flights, it seems like Tuesdays are typically cheaper. Got me thinking, should cheap prices be my omen that the airport will be crowded? Or maybe the other way around?
My real question is, prices aside, which day of the week is typically less busy at an airport?
I understand that each airport is different. But trends across airports do exist sometimes.
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"Crowded" is not the same as "busy." The airport might process fewer passengers on a particular day (i.e. be less busy), but as a consequence the various entities within may staff fewer employees, leading to longer waits and longer lines; this is particularly noticeable with security and immigration checkpoints, which are usually the main pain points in traveling through an airport. At certain airports, cheap travel days/times mean lots of families and infrequent travelers, also contributing to crowds, especially at those checkpoints.
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"Crowded" is not the same as "busy." The airport might process fewer passengers on a particular day (i.e. be less busy), but as a consequence the various entities within may staff fewer employees, leading to longer waits and longer lines; this is particularly noticeable with security and immigration checkpoints, which are usually the main pain points in traveling through an airport. At certain airports, cheap travel days/times mean lots of families and infrequent travelers, also contributing to crowds, especially at those checkpoints.
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"Crowded" is not the same as "busy." The airport might process fewer passengers on a particular day (i.e. be less busy), but as a consequence the various entities within may staff fewer employees, leading to longer waits and longer lines; this is particularly noticeable with security and immigration checkpoints, which are usually the main pain points in traveling through an airport. At certain airports, cheap travel days/times mean lots of families and infrequent travelers, also contributing to crowds, especially at those checkpoints.
– choster
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"Crowded" is not the same as "busy." The airport might process fewer passengers on a particular day (i.e. be less busy), but as a consequence the various entities within may staff fewer employees, leading to longer waits and longer lines; this is particularly noticeable with security and immigration checkpoints, which are usually the main pain points in traveling through an airport. At certain airports, cheap travel days/times mean lots of families and infrequent travelers, also contributing to crowds, especially at those checkpoints.
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I just pulled the industry data for the month of October to check this out for you. Here are the world-wide totals for flights this month by day of week:
Monday: 108,578
Tuesday: 104,846
Wednesday: 105,977
Thursday: 107,926
Friday: 109,887
Saturday: 96,548
Sunday: 103,952
From this, you could conclude that Saturday is the least busy day at the airport, followed by Sunday and then Tuesday. Of course, the number of flights is not necessarily correlated with the busiest days at the airport because those flights may not be full. From my experience working at a major US airline, we expect, based on our historical data, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday to be our days with the lightest loads.
This explains why prices are cheaper those days. Airlines are trying to entice people to fly on Tuesday (for example) because our flights normally aren't as full that day. However, we still want to operate as close to a full schedule as possible because there is still enough demand. Finding the right balance is key to running a successful airline.
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No, flights are cheaper because it is harder to fill them, because less people care to travel on middle-of-the-week days. So as a general pattern, airports are less busy during those days.
Just think about why poeple fly - business = Mo-Fr, vacation = Fr/Sa/Su - Sa/Su.
the remaing three days - Tu, We, Th - are used by people that fly for short business trips (which distribute about equal over the week), and people that are free to pick their days, which is the minority. Aside from holidays, the middle of the week is always the 'low season' for an airport.
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I just pulled the industry data for the month of October to check this out for you. Here are the world-wide totals for flights this month by day of week:
Monday: 108,578
Tuesday: 104,846
Wednesday: 105,977
Thursday: 107,926
Friday: 109,887
Saturday: 96,548
Sunday: 103,952
From this, you could conclude that Saturday is the least busy day at the airport, followed by Sunday and then Tuesday. Of course, the number of flights is not necessarily correlated with the busiest days at the airport because those flights may not be full. From my experience working at a major US airline, we expect, based on our historical data, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday to be our days with the lightest loads.
This explains why prices are cheaper those days. Airlines are trying to entice people to fly on Tuesday (for example) because our flights normally aren't as full that day. However, we still want to operate as close to a full schedule as possible because there is still enough demand. Finding the right balance is key to running a successful airline.
answered 2 hours ago
cbw
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I just pulled the industry data for the month of October to check this out for you. Here are the world-wide totals for flights this month by day of week:
Monday: 108,578
Tuesday: 104,846
Wednesday: 105,977
Thursday: 107,926
Friday: 109,887
Saturday: 96,548
Sunday: 103,952
From this, you could conclude that Saturday is the least busy day at the airport, followed by Sunday and then Tuesday. Of course, the number of flights is not necessarily correlated with the busiest days at the airport because those flights may not be full. From my experience working at a major US airline, we expect, based on our historical data, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday to be our days with the lightest loads.
This explains why prices are cheaper those days. Airlines are trying to entice people to fly on Tuesday (for example) because our flights normally aren't as full that day. However, we still want to operate as close to a full schedule as possible because there is still enough demand. Finding the right balance is key to running a successful airline.
answered 2 hours ago
cbw
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up vote
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I just pulled the industry data for the month of October to check this out for you. Here are the world-wide totals for flights this month by day of week:
Monday: 108,578
Tuesday: 104,846
Wednesday: 105,977
Thursday: 107,926
Friday: 109,887
Saturday: 96,548
Sunday: 103,952
From this, you could conclude that Saturday is the least busy day at the airport, followed by Sunday and then Tuesday. Of course, the number of flights is not necessarily correlated with the busiest days at the airport because those flights may not be full. From my experience working at a major US airline, we expect, based on our historical data, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday to be our days with the lightest loads.
This explains why prices are cheaper those days. Airlines are trying to entice people to fly on Tuesday (for example) because our flights normally aren't as full that day. However, we still want to operate as close to a full schedule as possible because there is still enough demand. Finding the right balance is key to running a successful airline.
answered 2 hours ago
cbw
2,2411511
I just pulled the industry data for the month of October to check this out for you. Here are the world-wide totals for flights this month by day of week:
Monday: 108,578
Tuesday: 104,846
Wednesday: 105,977
Thursday: 107,926
Friday: 109,887
Saturday: 96,548
Sunday: 103,952
From this, you could conclude that Saturday is the least busy day at the airport, followed by Sunday and then Tuesday. Of course, the number of flights is not necessarily correlated with the busiest days at the airport because those flights may not be full. From my experience working at a major US airline, we expect, based on our historical data, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday to be our days with the lightest loads.
This explains why prices are cheaper those days. Airlines are trying to entice people to fly on Tuesday (for example) because our flights normally aren't as full that day. However, we still want to operate as close to a full schedule as possible because there is still enough demand. Finding the right balance is key to running a successful airline.
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No, flights are cheaper because it is harder to fill them, because less people care to travel on middle-of-the-week days. So as a general pattern, airports are less busy during those days.
Just think about why poeple fly - business = Mo-Fr, vacation = Fr/Sa/Su - Sa/Su.
the remaing three days - Tu, We, Th - are used by people that fly for short business trips (which distribute about equal over the week), and people that are free to pick their days, which is the minority. Aside from holidays, the middle of the week is always the 'low season' for an airport.
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No, flights are cheaper because it is harder to fill them, because less people care to travel on middle-of-the-week days. So as a general pattern, airports are less busy during those days.
Just think about why poeple fly - business = Mo-Fr, vacation = Fr/Sa/Su - Sa/Su.
the remaing three days - Tu, We, Th - are used by people that fly for short business trips (which distribute about equal over the week), and people that are free to pick their days, which is the minority. Aside from holidays, the middle of the week is always the 'low season' for an airport.
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No, flights are cheaper because it is harder to fill them, because less people care to travel on middle-of-the-week days. So as a general pattern, airports are less busy during those days.
Just think about why poeple fly - business = Mo-Fr, vacation = Fr/Sa/Su - Sa/Su.
the remaing three days - Tu, We, Th - are used by people that fly for short business trips (which distribute about equal over the week), and people that are free to pick their days, which is the minority. Aside from holidays, the middle of the week is always the 'low season' for an airport.
answered 2 hours ago
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No, flights are cheaper because it is harder to fill them, because less people care to travel on middle-of-the-week days. So as a general pattern, airports are less busy during those days.
Just think about why poeple fly - business = Mo-Fr, vacation = Fr/Sa/Su - Sa/Su.
the remaing three days - Tu, We, Th - are used by people that fly for short business trips (which distribute about equal over the week), and people that are free to pick their days, which is the minority. Aside from holidays, the middle of the week is always the 'low season' for an airport.
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"Crowded" is not the same as "busy." The airport might process fewer passengers on a particular day (i.e. be less busy), but as a consequence the various entities within may staff fewer employees, leading to longer waits and longer lines; this is particularly noticeable with security and immigration checkpoints, which are usually the main pain points in traveling through an airport. At certain airports, cheap travel days/times mean lots of families and infrequent travelers, also contributing to crowds, especially at those checkpoints.
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