tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post1072423602389629842..comments2024-03-26T09:35:29.969-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Airlines Buckle Their Seat Belts for a Bumpy 2021Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-43355697213907563702021-01-02T22:53:28.187-05:002021-01-02T22:53:28.187-05:00The "Your papers please" route just won&...The "Your papers please" route just won't fly with me. We've bought and paid for OUR freedoms.RWallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909439816401838345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-74085566751417723512021-01-02T14:07:27.251-05:002021-01-02T14:07:27.251-05:00I have family in Orlando and you are correct. It i...I have family in Orlando and you are correct. It is open for business as usual. During Thanksgiving week we went to Cheesecake Factory and it was packed to the tune of a 1.5 hour wait. We also visited the Orlando Science Center and saw the last day of a Pompeii exhibit (fascinating what the Romans came up with that far back like an odometer on a wheel to measure land for sale). <br /><br />For Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-57076742228075825772021-01-02T11:48:34.786-05:002021-01-02T11:48:34.786-05:00Airlines and other businesses who hope to return t...Airlines and other businesses who hope to return to full capacity will just be the first to impose vaccine card requirements, heading off lawsuits that will come if they don't do their duty to protect passengers.<br /><br />Look ahead and consider the advantage to be gained for every business that can say "all of our employees have up to date vaccination cards". After that, the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-47084583197256740742021-01-02T10:54:31.087-05:002021-01-02T10:54:31.087-05:00The real problem is that a recovery for the airlin...The real problem is that a recovery for the airlines is predicated on a return of business travel. Sure, people flying for "fun" drive some revenue, but the vast majority of the "high dollar" (read: profitable) tickets on most carriers come from business travel. Without them, the price of tickets has to go up a lot, and you also need a LOT less seats on the plane. To have aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-13939197436035429262021-01-02T08:49:23.995-05:002021-01-02T08:49:23.995-05:00Even with increased demand the 'skip seat'...Even with increased demand the 'skip seat' arrangement won't allow a profit. One of two things will happen. The airlines will require a Certificate Of Vaccination ID (COVID)or airline prices and fee's will increase dramatically. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-88840722211733659152021-01-02T05:47:38.751-05:002021-01-02T05:47:38.751-05:00I agree, "I can understand why everyone wants...I agree, "I can understand why everyone wants to visit FL, open for business."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-84082297958719677262021-01-02T05:03:25.200-05:002021-01-02T05:03:25.200-05:00In 2020 airlines became major carriers and super s...In 2020 airlines became major carriers and super spreaders of the Coronavirus 2 from China to Italy and the west coast of the USA and from there to rest of Europe and rest of N. America. Only if airlines had done what China did after Coronavirus 1 and at least checked temperature and oxygen pressure of every passenger they carried and disembarked, the pandemic could have been contained like WuhanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com