Traveling on Christmas Day is the best. It’s quiet, the flights are empty and you don’t have to worry about being surrounded by hundreds of people making a racket while they open their gifts. And if you’re flying back home on December 25th and you love flying, catching an early morning flight back home can reduce your chances of having to wait in long lines at an airport — a definite blessing when traveling during the Christmas season. Even better, some airports are virtually empty meaning you could hang out for a bit in the baggage claim area and watch the TV screen that shows other planes landing and departing from your terminal.
I’m an advocate for getting out of the house on Christmas Day. I always go to the movies and it’s great to do something different. Traveling is another good option if you can swing it because you don’t have to go anywhere too far away. There are a few cheaper travel options on this day and even airfare sales. Everybody knows that the major airlines reduce their schedule on Christmas Day. So, if enough customers are aware of this, why not take advantage of it? On Christmas Day in 2015, JetBlue offered flights from Boston to Orlando for just $15 each way! If you are going from outside of the country then obviously airlines offer incredible deals (as they’re competing against each other) and I believe 24-hour round-trip flights from Los Angeles to South Korea can be found for under $600. Again though this doesn’t always happen so make sure you do your research.
Not too long ago, I was searching for a flight from San Diego to Chicago, and I noticed there weren’t many options on Christmas day. So I thought… why not?! This would be the perfect opportunity to get a good deal on an impromptu trip. If you’re intending to fly on Christmas Day then you need to check the flights in advance. You can sometimes find great deals on these days as airlines try to fill empty seats for the holiday season.
Christmas day is a great time to travel and if you’re okay with traveling at those crazy hours of the night, then Christmas Day flights are for you. You’ll save a significant amount of money on your flight ticket by flying on this particular holiday. This is such a good idea that most airlines already know about it and charge more for tickets purchased on Christmas Day.
Waiting in the ticket queue on Christmas Day at London City Airport is always a pleasure. A little magic from the Christmas holiday magic mixes with the excitement of the holidays. Oh, they’re singing “Let It Snow”–landing on Christmas Day means I didn’t have to take my guitar out of its case–there must be a good chance that Santa will grant it just one or two more tunes…sorry, back to the topic: traveling while everyone else is either sleeping off their Christmas feast or just unwrapping another copy of “50 Shades of Spiderman 3 (XXX)”. You might find that traveling on Christmas Day and Boxing Day can get you cheaper plane tickets or even cut-rate limo service. In fact, flying on these days may be as much as a twenty percent cheaper present for yourself for being clever enough to be avoiding claustrophobia at the mall with your nearest and dearest. In our post about traveling for cheap, we mentioned in passing that traveling on Christmas Day can be a good time to find cheap flights. We said to see if your destination airport was open. Now we need to elaborate on that.
