Business Travel: V, Fish Hook, Other Recovery ?
minnow
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Monday, June 15, 2020 8:34 AM
This is mainly directed towards members who are managers or business owners wrt to airline travel. How soon do you foresee, if ever, airline business travel returning to pre-Covid levels ? What is your personal comfort zone ?
For some perspective: [view link]
To recap: Throughout 2019, ~ 2M to 2.7M passengers per day passed through the TSA checkpoints. On June 14,2020, the count was ~544K passengers. This was the highest count since March 21, 2020, and well above the April 14 nadir of 87K. While that is indeed an improvement, consider that the March 16 count was ~ 1.6M. That date coincides with the early days of the national lock down mode. So in a matter of just 5 days, a 65% reduction in passenger count, and within a month, ~ 95% reduction. Even with some loosening of restrictions, current business is only about 20% of 2019 levels. Of all the "big 4" airlines, only Southwest have suggested full schedule by end of the year.
I'm curious about others besides warrior15 experiences/future plans wrt business travel. Leisure travelers can weigh in too.
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