Friday, the start of Memorial Day weekend, is shaping up as a relatively busy day for air travel—busy for travel in the midst of the coronavirus crisis
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However, the count on Wednesday was still just 9% of the level on the same date in 2019 — which is up from 8% on Tuesday. In data reported Wednesday, trade group Airlines for America reported that after growing 5% in January and February, air travel fell 91% in the week ending May 19. Domestic flights now carry an average of 39 passengers, down from 85 to 100 passengers in January and February, A4A said. And despite some promising signs, net booked revenue was down 98% in the week ending May 10.
However, he said, any return of business travel is far off. “Corporations are going to be very cautious about sending people on airplanes,” he said.
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