Originally Posted by
WhiskeyDelta
His note at the bottom regarding the Highest point was actually Thursday 7/2. We hit highs for both total pax and percentage of 36.5% for the recovery that day.
The 36.5% reference and other day to day references for this week in particular are good examples of statistics being misleading when taken out of context.
Because the TSA table matches weekday to weekday, the Thursday 7/2 numbers from this year are matched with Thursday 7/4 numbers from last year. Comparing a ‘high travel’ Thursday this year with a ‘low-travel’ holiday Thursday last year produces the 36.5% number, which is misleading.
When considering the week in general we are looking at 26% ish. That’s a more accurate indication of what we are actually seeing.