The Christmas travel season is upon us. While perhaps not as narrow and intense as the Thanksgiving holiday, Christmas is nevertheless an extremely busy time of year at airports across the country. In addition to an influx of travelers, late December is infamous for throwing weather curveballs that can further snarl already maxed-out airline operations.
AirHelp has compiled a list of the most disrupted routes this holiday season, based on data from last year. You’ll immediately notice a theme here, which can be summed up simply as “the Northeast.”
New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Toronto Billy Bishop City Airport (YTZ) Boston Edward L. Logan International Airport (BOS) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) Boston Edward L. Logan International Airport (BOS) to Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) Portland International Airport (PDX) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Indianapolis International Airport (IND) to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) Kahului Airport (OGG) to Honolulu International Airport (HNL) Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)
Six of the top 10 most disrupted routes involve either New York or Boston, and oddly enough include several flights into Toronto. New York’s three airports are routinely among the most delayed airports in the nation, owing to the heavy traffic into and out of the city. The same is true of Chicago, which also makes multiple appearances on the list.
Last year, AirHelp says 83,000 flights were disrupted during the Christmas travel period (December 21 through January 2), affecting 7.9 million passengers.
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Fortunately, there’s little overlap between the worst routes and the most popular, according to AirHelp.
The most popular routes involve a lot of West Coast cities, namely San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. Again, the data is based on last year.
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Chicago O’Hare
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