Flight on Christmas Day

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Has anyone flown on Christmas Day, we are hopefully flying to Dominican early morning and I was wondering if you do anything to make it feel special?

Yeah twice - although in my experience; it’s not much different to normal flying. It was exciting enough to be going away!

We flew back from Barbados on Christmas Day. The flight was nearly empty so we had lots of room and we had Christmas dinner too.

Yes, it was exactly the same as any other flight and we were gutted not to get aeroplane Christmas dinner I think anything special that might go on, or not, must vary between carriers.

We flew home from Caribbean on Xmas day. Quiet over night flight. All passengers had a couple of seats each to relax!
Might be more people flying out though.

We flew back to UK on Christmas Day from the US once, it was a packed flight with mostly Brits who also got a cheap ticket.

@JackieWeaveristheboss oohh Christmas Dinner! Were you business class? Which airline was it?
I think the least they could do is serve some sort of fizz

I have - it was just a normal flight I'm afraid to say! No special meals or fizz or anything like that. We were flying home from Switzerland.

Many places don't celebrate Christmas so I suspect many airlines don't bother anymore.

Never flown on Christmas Day, but late on Christmas Eve once, it was a lovely atmosphere on the plane, did a drawing competition for the little children and they got various prizes, chocolate coins etc. Plane was packed though.

I've flown New Year's Eve several times. I don't recall anything when we cross the date line, I think one time the pilot announced it but usually as it's the lights dimmed time it goes unremarked - certainly no champagne!

We did it several times but always short haul to see family in Germany. Normally we got some Christmas chocolates handed out and one year they gave small wrapped parcels to children, I think. it was a colouring book and pencils.

i once flew on Thanksgiving in the US, in Business class they offered a Thanksgiving dinner as one of the choice.

Got Thanksgiving Dinner on Virgin economy between NY and London about 20 years ago (it was actually thanksgiving).

Flew Emirates Business Class DXB to SYD over Xmas day and no one would have known. Understandable really given middle eastern carrier and thank fuck as I hate Xmas and was the reason I decided to fly that day! It's awash with champagne anyway!

Assume you are flying BA OP? Economy? In which case your food option may include turkey and stuffing and you may get a wee choccy. Don't expect them to break out the Bollinger though. If you are really really unlucky someone may instigate a singsong.

Yep flew to Hawaii - the crew went full on Christmas 🎄

Done it once - brilliant. But, to me, the whole point of flying on 25th Dec is a quiet airport & a chance to just ignore all the Xmas nonsense and treat it as a normal day. So it kind of depends what you want.....

Can't do it here, all airports close late on Christmas Eve so there is a mad dash from people desperate to get home (we've been known to rebook flights for a DSis when she has missed her direct flight, more than once, and used to be able to lie about it being late to our DPs instead of "oops, 2 flights and going through LHR chaos on 24th...." but then they discovered the arrivals page on the airport website, and then flight radar 24...darn technology).

DH has flown on 1st January a few times - one was interesting when the pilot announced weather in Birmingham was lovely and to sit back and relax, but all the weary heads shot up in concern as the passengers all thought they were on the flight to Manchester.....pilot came back on a few minutes later to say they were right and he was wrong, all back on track to Man.

Loads of times but the reason I do so is so that I can ignore Christmas so I'm probably not the best person to ask!

@Smorgasborb flying wth Tui.

I hope it is a bit Christmassy, I really didnt want to do Christmas Day but £200 each cheaper than 24th so it had to be done.

I might put my Christmas Tree brooch on (think the jumper might be a step too far

Hi OP. We flew back from Dominican with Tui on Xmas Day 2018. Flight was jammed packed full, despite us thinking it would be half empty. Just like a normal day really. It was a lot cheaper than the days either side though.