All three of the Bay Area’s major airports are expecting a busy holiday travel season, but airline flight reductions have produced a murky overall picture for Oakland and San Jose.

The region’s aviation hubs have begun preparations for the 2025 holiday travel season that kicks off this weekend ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

San Jose Mineta International Airport, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, and San Francisco International Airport are all telling passengers to brace for packed terminals and parking lots stuffed with vehicles.

Yet while the start to the holiday travel season is expected to be busy, airport officials in Oakland and San Jose expect fewer travelers this year compared with 2024, while San Francisco airport officials anticipate more – a pattern that has emerged for t

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