According to many reports, experts are saying that holidaymakers who are going to be traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday can expect crowded planes and higher fees. As of right now, the busiest days for the Thanksgiving holiday are expected to be on November 20^th, 25^th, 29^th, and the 30^th.

The good news is that the amount of people that are traveling this holiday season is down. This does mean shorter lines and fewer airport hassles. However, since less people are flying, airlines are trying harder to fill up the few planes they are flying out. This means less flights and more people jammed onto one plane.

The chief executive of Farecompare.com, Rick Seaney, said with seat cutbacks in the 6 to 7 percent range, and some airlines even higher, planes are going to be as full as ever. Although there will be physically less people at the airport, the planes are going to feel more packed than ever before, which means people are going to be dying to get off a plane after being cramped in for hours at a time.

The United States airline industry, like many other places in the world, has been battered by economic turmoil this year. This means that airlines have been slashing their capacity since 2007 to try and offset the weak demand and support their fares. Thus, as a result, airports look less busy and planes feel more full. Some passengers are fooled by the less busy look of the airport at first. However, when they finally get on their plane it’s a different story.