Episode 78 - The Travel Surge is HERE!
Delta A350-900 seen from the lounge
Aired on May 24, 2021
We’ve been saying for over a year that we are “one week closer to this crisis being over” and here we are, at least in the US. Passenger volumes are back with a vengeance with Americans crowding airports and heading to leisure destinations after enduring COVID cabin fever. Doug regales us with his fabulous last business trip at his current job. Spoiler alert, he won’t get miles at his new job.
Other topics discussed
Traffic is up in the airports and in the air as we start seeing ATC programs to manage volume
TSA screenings are up to 70% of 2019 and airfares are rising
EU to open doors for vaccinated foreigners
Breeze launches with nonstop flights between smaller cities to “get people there twice as fast for half as much money”
Our Ops Center discussion focuses on windshear and microbursts and how we’re able to detect them
We finish the episode with our thoughts on a blog explaining why widebody domestic flights may not be advisable. What!? I think you know where this is going.
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767-400 Delta One cabin
Doug on a 767
Delta First Class snack box
Long lines as passenger numbers pick up
Doug spotting at Atlanta Hartsfield Airport
Doug and @Nate_InTheAir in Atlanta
Delta A350-900
Delta A350-900 Comfort Plus cabin
Doug getting a sweet ride to his last flight as a civilian (non airline employee)
