Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
AS isn't the only one cutting flights this summer. Other airlines are as well. But we don't mention that. We only talk the good parts of the other airlines, not their problems (many of which are the same here).
I personally believe this travel demand is representative of those who were locked down and never went somewhere during Covid, and this spring/summer they are going out with a vengeance. As the year progresses, I see that slowing. Don't know how much you're paying attention but pretty much everyone is raising the alarm on where this country's economy is headed in the next 12 months. I don't think it bodes well for the airlines.
Other airlines are indeed canceling flights and it makes rhe news, but us cancelling 100 flights is wildly different than Delta cancelling 100 flights. It's just a blip on their overall schedule while it's a huge part of ours. They also have the route structure to ease the pain of those cancellations to their passengers and get them somewhere eventually.