Originally Posted by
at6d
This is incorrect. In 1979, the average ticket price in 2016 dollars was $616, vs $314 in 2016.
Roughly 60% of the population at the time had flown and that went up to over 80% by 2016.
The CAB determined routes and waste was rampant.
I would argue that before Covid, the airlines in the USA were running the most efficient and affordable air travel in our history. Don’t forget to add safety to that as well.
True statements... No business can really plan for something like a covid event ... So many unknown variables and little cash coming in. For employees it's about keeping your job or not ... For the company this is about survival.
Fingers crossed.