Christmas at Tampa airport super speedy

Writing this for some future souls who dare to travel on Christmas out of Tampa (tpa) airport.

It was quick and empty even with a bag and rental car.

I parked my rental car at 6:22 AM for a 7:30 AM flight. Took the tram. Dropped a bag off at the United bag shortcut, which they timestamped as 6:38.

Another tram, then security. I have TSA pre-check, and there was no one there in that line. The non-pre-check area was also virtually empty. I made it to my gate for pre-boarding at 6:50 and was eating snacks in my plane seat by 7:02. The plane was so empty they upgraded us to first class.