United Plans ‘Third-Largest Single-Day Schedule’ Sunday Amid Holiday Travel Boom

US-based legacy carrier United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) is gearing up for a Thanksgiving rush that will lead it to offer what it has referred to as the third-largest single-day schedule in the airline’s history on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Network chief Patrick Quayle has indicated that United Airlines will be operating more than 5,000 flights on this unique holiday travel day, offering more than 650,000 seats. It will depend on more than 100,000 employees who are working on Sunday to pull this off.