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2023-09-18 Economy

US Air Travel Suddenly Slows as Airlines Socked With Triple Whammy

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-18 02:50|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [29 views ] Top

#1 Looks like it's time for the airline pilots to go on strike.

[sarc off]

Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-18 02:55|| 2023-09-18 02:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Ultra-low-cost airlines Spirit and Frontier are predicting losses for the third quarter.

Vimes Boots Theory?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-09-18 03:10|| 2023-09-18 03:10|| Front Page Top

#3 The new Greyhounds Buses of the Sky, were a lot better when flying was not like a Bus mass transit system with wings and the nut jobs were far and in between.

Posted by NN2N1 2023-09-18 06:34|| 2023-09-18 06:34|| Front Page Top

#4 When it's herding into tiny seats with no legroom and stuck on the tarmac for an hour after departing from the gate (for time penalty reasons) - I'll pass

Posted by Frank G 2023-09-18 07:16|| 2023-09-18 07:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Gee, I would have thought less cash in peoples' pockets might have been a factor.

Posted by Bobby 2023-09-18 08:21|| 2023-09-18 08:21|| Front Page Top

#6 I'll just drive on highways on the ground as Gaia intended. Thank you.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2023-09-18 10:25|| 2023-09-18 10:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Air travel has become an ordeal and I stopped travelling before Covid and have no plans to do so again until I'm horizontal, in a box, and headed to Arlington in the cargo hold.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-09-18 11:41|| 2023-09-18 11:41|| Front Page Top

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