I think we’re thinking the same. Many sources thinks very old fashioned that it’s the masses that keeps the airlines economy up but I think that people will find the alternative ways to travel if they feel that the air travelling is too difficult. Body scans are for our security, that is what many can tolerate but there is many things that people won’t tolerate, like internet access for example.

Thank you for this post. While I’m sure that in the economics world, consumer confidence is what drives air traffic, in the consumer world, the decisions are a bit different.

Do you think that the flat airline market could be from the inconvenience and unfriendliness of flying in the post 911 world? The long lines, the body searches, the bag fees…. Maybe people just don’t want to fly any more, and plan their travels differently?

The other factor that I think is influencing flying is the ability to connect people via the internet. Maybe businesses aren’t flying their employees as much because no one needs to be physically present as much as they used to.

I have no idea if these factors are significant or not, but your article got me thinking about the airline industry and it seemed to me that a lot more is involved than just strict consumer confidence.

Thank you very much,

Julia
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