On Thursday evening the Federal Aviation Administration shared more details about flight reductions around the country in response to stresses the government shutdown has placed on the national airspace system. According to the FAA, a 4 percent reduction in flight operations will begin Friday, November 7, ramping up to 6 percent by November 11, 8 […]
Freakonomics Radio, which offers a podcast of programs about ‘the hidden side of everything’ is tackling air travel in a three-part series called “Freakonomics Takes to the Skies.” The series vows to investigate all aspects of airline economics by speaking with CEOs from Delta to Air New Zealand, economists, workers from pilots to meteorologists to […]
(This is a story we wrote for NBC News) Airlines service cuts that ramped up this summer show no sign of relenting this holiday season, leaving more travelers likely to pay higher fares for fuller planes at crowded airports. Service has been slashed in half from pre-pandemic levels at 59 small and regional U.S. airports, […]
(This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News) Summer travel was the big bounce-back story for 2021, with Covid-weary American travelers spending $6 billion on domestic flights in June alone. The delta variant of the coronavirus rapidly changed all that. Domestic online flight bookings in July fell to $5.26 […]
(This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News) Swimsuit packed? How about your patience? If you are heading out of town for the July 4th holiday weekend, you will likely need both. More than 47.7 million Americans will on the nation’s roadways and in the skies during this Independence […]
On Thursday evening the Federal Aviation Administration shared more details about flight reductions around the country in response to stresses the government shutdown has placed on the national airspace system. According to the FAA, a 4 percent reduction in flight operations will begin Friday, November 7, ramping up to 6 percent by November 11, 8 […]
Freakonomics Radio, which offers a podcast of programs about ‘the hidden side of everything’ is tackling air travel in a three-part series called “Freakonomics Takes to the Skies.” The series vows to investigate all aspects of airline economics by speaking with CEOs from Delta to Air New Zealand, economists, workers from pilots to meteorologists to […]
(This is a story we wrote for NBC News) Airlines service cuts that ramped up this summer show no sign of relenting this holiday season, leaving more travelers likely to pay higher fares for fuller planes at crowded airports. Service has been slashed in half from pre-pandemic levels at 59 small and regional U.S. airports, […]
(This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News) Summer travel was the big bounce-back story for 2021, with Covid-weary American travelers spending $6 billion on domestic flights in June alone. The delta variant of the coronavirus rapidly changed all that. Domestic online flight bookings in July fell to $5.26 […]
(This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News) Swimsuit packed? How about your patience? If you are heading out of town for the July 4th holiday weekend, you will likely need both. More than 47.7 million Americans will on the nation’s roadways and in the skies during this Independence […]
Overnight car trips. Visits to roadside attractions. Airport hang-out time. It all seems possible now that the weather is getting nice and so many people are vaccinated and honoring all the stay-healthy rules. When we go. We won’t be out there alone. Our email is filled with studies, surveys, and proclamations about the travel rebound […]
(This is a story we wrote for NBC News) Ready to Travel? A growing wave of relaxed restrictions, along with an increasing number of vaccinated Americans, is leading to a surge in “vaxications” and other trips, after a year of pandemic-induced lockdowns. Mothballed restaurants, hotels and attractions, canceled cruise seasons, and record low airline passenger […]
In trying to keep people safe during the current COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of government entities around the country now require people to wear non-medical masks or face coverings when out in public. In many cities, those rules now apply to airports. Two examples: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). […]