Bill Franke's Indigo Partners owns Frontier and has major stakes in three other ultra-low-cost airlines.
Franke says temperature checks are among measures that could make passengers feel safe to return to the skies. "I have never seen anything like this in the industry or industry in general," Franke said in an interview. Frontier Airlines and is a major investor in three other budget carriers in Europe and Latin America. Revenue is depressed across those regions, he said.and economic weakness could further hurt travel demand in addition to lingering health concerns.$25 billion in government aid
It will be interesting to see if the gains by Zoom, Webex, MS Teams, and web conferencing technologies come at the long-term expensive of airline business class travel, when we get to new normal.
The issue isn’t just the airlines. Just look around you at any airport, during “normal” times. All of those touched surfaces and close personal spaces. And that’s before AND after you are on the airplane! SullyCNBC Lebeaucarnews
Well cruse lines are going to be a thing of the past. What senior in their right mind would want to take one after what we have all wittiness. Not me I'll stay home.
I would fly again if they re-configured the seats 6 ft apart.