Good grief. If the airports get any busier, the system will completely break down.
This past week has convinced me that the transportation infrastructure is at a tipping point. Airport delays are growing rapidly. 40 minute EDCT yesterday and almost 30 minutes on the ramp after first call just to taxi today. FBOs are woefully understaffed and basic services like fuel take an hour or more. Ground transport to and from hotels is increasingly difficult. Catering is delayed or doesn't arrive at all. Messages to the Operations Center go unanswered for 20, 30, 40 minutes or more. Charter operators can't handle any more demand and our flight load is 20%-30% higher than before Covid.
Don't get me started on riding the airlines to and from the jet.
In two words, it's a poo show.
Throw in some misguided mandates and the holiday travel season is going to be EPIC.