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Leisure travel is back to pre-pandemic levels. But business travel? Not even close.

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 5, 2021
The pandemic seems to have taught a lot of businesses that employees don't need to travel as much as they used to.
People walk through a terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) on Jan. 31, 2020 in New York City.
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Business travelers holding back on flying, for now

by Mitchell Hartman
May 18, 2021
Business travelers are about twice as lucrative for the airlines as leisure fliers
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CDC: Vacant middle seats on flights reduce COVID exposure risk

by Samantha Fields
Apr 19, 2021
But most major domestic airlines have already stopped blocking those seats.
This late in the pandemic, though, this data might not make a whole lot of difference when it comes to airlines' policies.
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A new airline is launching, focusing on smaller airports

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Rose Conlon
Apr 8, 2021
Avelo Airlines will offer nonstop flights to secondary airports across the Western U.S.
Avelo Airlines will offer nonstop flights to secondary airports across the Western U.S.
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Airlines get a lift from cargo business, but they're still struggling

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 3, 2021
Demand for air cargo is back to pre-pandemic levels, but passenger loads are nowhere close.
Americans are buying a lot of stuff these days, which is pushing up demand for air cargo.
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Airlines, struggling with COVID-19 headwinds, tally their 2020 financial losses

by Samantha Fields
Jan 28, 2021
With vaccines starting to roll out, will travelers want to take to the skies again in 2021?
What will 2021 look like for air travel? American and Southwest lost billions of dollars in 2020.
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Biden plans to block Trump decision to lift COVID travel restrictions

by David Brancaccio and Nova Safo
Jan 19, 2021
These are restrictions that ban most travelers from Europe, the U.K., Brazil and Ireland.
Incoming White House press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted that the Biden administration plans to "strengthen public health measures around international travel."
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Airlines get relief funds, but travel rebound may take a while

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 29, 2020
The measure includes money that will allow the airline industry to bring back furloughed workers through March.
A pilot walks through New York's LaGuardia Airport on Dec. 3.
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Airlines add routes to beach and ski destinations, cut back on others

by Samantha Fields
Oct 27, 2020
With international and business travel way down, airlines are adding more flights to domestic leisure spots.
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Airlines are burning a lot of cash — so what does that mean?

by Andy Uhler
Oct 12, 2020
Expenses don’t go away just because people aren’t flying.
An employee disinfects an airplane at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Virginia in July. Airlines are burning cash because there are still expenses, regardless if people are flying.
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