Halloween: How Do Airlines And Airports Celebrate The Occasion?

Some airlines are having monster sales for Halloween.


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Following two years of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, airports and airlines plan to use Halloween 2022 as an excuse to celebrate air travel. With conflicting opinions as to how Halloween came about, there is no doubt that Irish and Scottish immigrants brought their All Hallows Eve traditions with them to North America in the 19th Century.

Focused around autumn and All Saints' Day on November 1, Halloween is a celebration of all things scary. Never one to miss an opportunity to promote themselves each year, airlines try and think of a novel way to gain public awareness by offering cheap tickets and themed foods and drinks.Scary low fares

Play

For Halloween 2022, Iceland's low-cost airline Play offers " scary low prices from Boston to Europe." The Reykjavik-based airline offers flights from Boston to Berlin, Copenhagen, Dublin, Iceland, Liverpool, London, and Paris for USD 129 one-way if booked as part of a round-trip ticket. The flights must be purchased up to and including Monday, October 31, and are good for travel until March 31, 2023.

Southwest Airlines

Never one to miss out on a bit of fun, American budget airline Southwest offered a "monster sale" on flights to select destinations in the United States. Until last Friday, you could have purchased a one-way ticket for USD 49. They even joked that you did not need to wear a costume to get the enticing sale price.

American Airlines

Suppose you are an aviation enthusiast and want to express your love of flying with an aviation-themed pumpkin. American Airlines says it is "creeping it real" with aviation-themed pumpkin stencils. Check out the free stencil downloads at aa.com/halloween.

Spirit Airlines

If there were ever an airline with the perfect name for Halloween, it would have to be American low-cost carrier Spirit. Sadly the deal expired on October 30, but if you were lucky enough, you could have snagged a one-way fare for USD 39.

Delta Air Lines

For Halloween 2022, Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is adding 13 spooky movies and Tv shows to its inflight entertainment. The movies Delta has added are the following:

• "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It"
• "Ghostbusters"
• "Shutter Island"
• "Silence of the Lambs"
• Lovecraft Country
• "Beetlejuice"
• "Carrie"
• "Halloweentown"
• "The Sixth Sense"
• American Horror Story
• "Psycho"
• "The Exorcist"
• Are you Afraid of the Dark?

For children, there is a selection of Halloween-themed cartoons and the hit movie Monsters Inc.

Alaska Airlines

Always one to find an excuse for a promotion, Alaska Airlines has turned its back on Halloween this year. Instead, the Northwest airline wants to celebrate Seattle's NHL franchise, the Seattle Kraken. Any passenger wearing a Kraken hockey jersey will be offered free priority season throughout the hockey season.

Expect to see airports decorated for Halloween

Airline employees and airport staff love Halloween, so don't be surprised if you see people wearing costumes. However, because of safety and security, there is only so much airports can do to celebrate occasions like Halloween.

Have a Halloween cocktail before your flight

Ticket counters may have the odd skeleton or two hanging around, but if you want to get into the spirit of Halloween before your flight, head to an airport bar. Not only will it be decorated with cobwebs, ghouls, and ghosts, but you will also find discounted Halloween drinks. Besides Halloween-inspired beers, they will have cocktails like the zombie, witches brew, vampire kiss, and the pumpkin martini.