Originally Posted by tennisguru

One of the biggest factors is that there are a lot of city pairs that are still down 2-3 or even more flights per day from the pre-pandemic schedule. So not only are there fewer jumpseats overall, but fewer flights means having to come in even earlier than you used to on your primary flight and sit longer before ever starting your trip. And the flights we do have are going to be much fuller overall, especially over the busiest holiday travel season this company has ever had.