Thread: July 5 to Phoenix

Yes, most people are probably taking a 4 day weekend around July 4. Sunday after is tricky.

Originally Posted by Western Rover

I'm thinking of flying standby SLC-PHX for a funeral July 6. The conventional wisdom says not to fly on Friday or the day after a holiday, but MyIDTravel is showing 9+ open seats (it never shows more than 9) on virtually all the flights July 5.

Yet MyIDTravel is also showing 9+ open seats on most PHX-SLC flights July 7. Are my expectations out of whack?

Thanks!

As I understand it, myIDtravel is showing fare buckets, not the number of actual unsold seats, plus it tells you nothing about oversales and non-revs. I'm with isppilot, summer+weekend+holiday travel can be tricky, add to that you're OA......sometimes you just have to pay the piper.
Good Luck

I would think most people are flying the 2nd or 3rd for the holiday. It might be a challenge to fly home on Sunday, though, since everyone else will likely be doing the same. Having said that, PHX is not exactly a big July 4th destination. I recommend checking the loads with airline you want to fly a little earlier than normal to get a handle on whether it is actually open or just not horribly tight so you can make plans appropriately.

this myIDtravel is so strange, I bought some zed for my son. Flight were showing red with few seats shown fare bucket. I decided to buy it. As soon as I pay and list, you can list on myIDtravel with QR, the same flight was shown green.