A bit off-topic talking about flying on New Years Eve: two years ago we went to Brazil for Xmas (my wife and I are Brazilians, now also Canadians, living here for 10 years).
The only flight we could get back was on New Years Eve, leaving Brazil around 10:00 PM and arriving in YYZ at 6:00 AM on January 1st.
I was all excited about this flight, thinking to myself we would take an empty flight, people would be taken to executive class, they would have 1st class food for everyone on board, etc.
The flight was PACKED!!! Not a single empty seat (in economy section anyway), no special foods, drinks, movies, nothing.
At midnight, when I finally was able to take a nap, the pilot woke us up just to "remind"" us that it was now 2009.
I was thinking: seriosly dude, that's the best you guys can do?
Lesson learned: I have now ZERO desire about flying on New Years Eve.
Camilo