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The better question, given Covid and the climate crisis, is 'Will we ever fly again? Is the age of affordable air travel over?'
by bluescrn 5y ago
The better question, given Covid and the climate crisis, is 'Will we ever fly again? Is the age of affordable air travel over?'
- ghaff 5y agoPrices are elevated at the moment but people are already back to flying in large numbers at least in the US.
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- bluescrn 5y agoThinking more about the quarantine and testing costs flying internationally at the moment. And a post-Covid world with bankrupt airlines and a lot less flight availability. With the end of the Covid crisis blending into a more serious fight against climate change.
- ghaff 5y agoInternational travel seems like more trouble than it's worth at the moment barring urgent need. One organization I know moved an early fall event from a non-US location to the US. Presumably, all going well, they're likely to at least get US audience/speakers. Not clear to me how big an effect climate change will have unless fuel taxes are really ramped up--which is of course possible.