Originally Posted by
Splash
Context.
The question isn't about the loss of life or the suffering. it's about the longterm affect on the industry if this volcano keeps clogging the skies over Europe.
Agreed, but it still is not even close for the U.S. Flag Carriers, and has almost zero affect on U.S. domestic Carriers. So far this might be comparable to a massive winter storm. Now if its the same in a week or two it will go beyond that level, but still probably not approach 9-11 which crushed air travel for months if not years.
Now the affects on British Airways and some of the European Carriers is hard to compare directly to 9-11 so I will leave that analysis to any of the Forumites from the "other side of the pond."
Scoop