AirHelp Reveals Most Popular & Disrupted Flight Routes For Christmas Week 2018 And Compensation For Disruptions Under European Law

Number of Disrupted Flights During Christmas Week: 83,000

Number of Passengers Who Experienced Flight Disruptions During Christmas Week: 7.9 million

Worst Day to Fly: December 22 (Friday before Christmas)

Most Popular Routes During Christmas Week:

1. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 
2. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
3. New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 
4. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
5. New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
6. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
7. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS)
8. Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
9. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Portland International Airport (PDX)
10. Portland International Airport (PDX) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)

Most Disrupted Routes During Christmas Week:

1. New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Toronto Lester B Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
2. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Toronto Lester B Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
3. Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Toronto Bishop Billy City Airport (YTZ)
4. Boston Edward L Logan International Airport (BOS) to Orlando International Airport (MCO)
5. Boston Edward L Logan International Airport (BOS) to Toronto Lester B Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
6. Portland International Airport (PDX) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
7. Indianapolis International Airport (IND) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
8. Kahului Airport (OGG) to Honolulu International Airport (HNL)
9. Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Toronto Lester B Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
10. New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)

Total Money Owed for Flight Disruptions During Christmas Week Under European Law EC 261: $6.3 million*

* EC 261 is a European law protects all passengers, including U.S. travelers, on flights on European airlines flying to the EU, and any flight departing from an EU airport. According to this law, airlines must provide passengers affected by lengthy delays of more than three hours, flight cancellations, or boarding denials due to overbookings with compensation of up to $700, in addition to meals and drinks for all delays of more than