this may be a dumb question, but has anybody else thought about the decline in air travel coinciding with the rise in fuel prices for those of us who refuse to fly, and drive instead? with companies being able to hold virtual meetings nowadays, business travel is down, and recreational travelers choosing alternate ways to travel, the airlines hafta be hurting, reducing the numbers of flights and packing their fewer routes to the max with passengers, some of whom are using airlines rewards so not paying for tickets..."too big to fail" has/will come into play, and the fed has/will prop them up again...in my opinion, the airlines have caught themselves owing to their benefactor, so must dance to the tune being played...
Yup, and I drove cross country 2x in 6 months. Nice leisurely drives. Used to fly, but until they fix their stupidity I won't.
U fucked yourselves
this may be a dumb question, but has anybody else thought about the decline in air travel coinciding with the rise in fuel prices for those of us who refuse to fly, and drive instead? with companies being able to hold virtual meetings nowadays, business travel is down, and recreational travelers choosing alternate ways to travel, the airlines hafta be hurting, reducing the numbers of flights and packing their fewer routes to the max with passengers, some of whom are using airlines rewards so not paying for tickets..."too big to fail" has/will come into play, and the fed has/will prop them up again...in my opinion, the airlines have caught themselves owing to their benefactor, so must dance to the tune being played...
Airlines are having trouble getting pilots, plus there are no rental cars available. You may as well drive.