Did you know that the day before Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day OF THE YEAR.** You might have thought The Christmas Holiday but not so. Today is Known as "Black Wednesday" in Air Traffic Control. Helen and I have worked many of them and it is usually a nightmare as any glitch in the system, not matter how small can cause huge delays.
Not so this year and this is a good indicator of how bad the economy is. The only delays are at Newark (EWR) Due to weather and winds , JFK due to the delays at Newark and Phoenix(PHX) due to low visibility and these delays are under 30 Mins. Everyhing else is green
You can track conditions here.
http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp
It is 1pm EST..should be peak traffic now and it is a below average normal day. We are watching this with great interest as it is a significant indicator of the weak economy.
** On edit..That should have said At our facility. Due to its geographic location traffic to and from East Coast airspace as well as Chicago, Wahington and Atlanta travel througgh Cleveland ARTCC airspace making that day the highest traffic day.