Air travel sees sharp decline as delta variant continues to derail vacation plans

Air travel sees sharp decline as delta variant continues to derail vacation plans.

People wait for their luggage at an American Airlines baggage claim at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Aug. 5, 2021 in Houston, Texas.Summer travel was the big bounce-back story for 2021, with Covid-weary American travelers spending $6 billion on domestic flights in June alone, swapping screen time for downtime.Domestic online flight bookings in July fell to $5.

by Longwoods International market research company showed that almost two-thirds of travelers surveyed said they are changing their trip plans because of the coronavirus, up from 43 percent two months ago. “We were going to stop in Paris on the way over, but because France has such stringent Covid-19 restrictions and we’re worried about crossing borders with the delta variant raging, we decided to skip France and go straight to Spain,” MacLeod said.

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