Originally Posted by Brian Carlton

All airlines have a fixed number of aircraft.

By definition, every one of these aircraft flies every single day, unless it's in for scheduled maintenance. None of the serviceable aircraft are parked. The are all put into service because any revenue is better than no revenue.

On the holidays, there are no additional aircraft to be utilized. The same number of aircraft exist on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving as exist today.

Therefore, the routes that are flown by the various aircraft are not "more crowded" during a holiday, and the suggestion that military airways will help alleviate overcrowding is preposterous.