I am surprised that there is not more celebration of the drastic reduction in air travel. Aside from the near-term economic impact on those in the industry (wh

I am surprised that there is not more celebration of the drastic reduction in air travel. Aside from the near-term economic impact on those in the industry (which is horrible), there is nothing else but upside. The obvious ecological gains are great, of course. In the past 2-3 decades, air travel became far too cheap, and grotesquely overused. It became the norm for a family vacation to mean flying to the destination, and a casual activity (hey, let's fly to X for lunch today!) for many. Cheap airfare + Instagram made a nightmare for many great destinations. I'd welcome a much smaller-scale air travel industry, even if prices per ticket increase substantially.