If any of you are planning on flying in the near future, you have my pity. That’s because the other day I was talking to a friend who just took his first flight since COVID began. He said something that struck fear in my heart. “Joe, flying is worse now than it ever was.”
kAm$@[ :E D66>D E96 2:C=:?6D 92G6 7:?2==J DF4466565 5@:?8 D@>6E9:?8 x E9@F89E H2D :>A@DD:3=6] pAA2C6?E=J[ E96J 92G6 7@F?5 2 H2J E@ >2<6 E96 7=:89E 6IA6C:6?46 6G6? >@C6 >:D6C23=6 7@C FD A2DD6?86CD] xE’D =:<6 $2E2? 255:?8 9F>:5:EJ E@ 96==] p3@FE E96 @?=J E9:?8 =67E 7@C E96> E@ 5@ ?@H :D E@ 92G6 E96 7=:89E 2EE6?52?ED C2<6 E96:C 7:?86C?2:=D @? 2 3=24<3@2C5] p:C=:?6D FD65 E@ 36 2== 23@FE D6CG:?8 E96 4FDE@>6C — 3FE ?@E ?@H] x’> E92?<7F= x’> ?@E 2 C68F=2C 7=:6C 2?J >@C6]k^Am
kAmu@C >@C6 E92? a_ J62CD[ x FD65 E@ 86E @? 2 A=2?6 23@FE @?46 2 >@?E9[ D@ x 4@?D:56C >JD6=7 2 G6E6C2? @7 E96 D<:6D] qFE E9:?8D 92G6 492?865 D:?46 r~'xs] p:C=:?6D 92G6 4FE 7=:89ED[ 2>6?:E:6D 2?5 D6CG:46 2== H9:=6 C2:D:?8 AC:46D] xE’D 92C5 E@ 36=:6G6 E96C6 H2D 2 E:>6 H96? x 24EF2==J 6?;@J65 86EE:?8 @? 2? 2:CA=2?6] qFE :E’D ?@ 7F? 2?J>@C6] x H@F=5 4@>A2C6 2 EC:A @? 2 A=2?6 E@ 36:?8 :? 2 42EE=6 42C[ 6I46AE E92E H@F=5 36 2? :?DF=E E@ 42EE=6 42CD 6G6CJH96C6] %@ D2J 8=2>@C :D 8@?6 7C@> 7=J:?8 :D =:<6 D2J:?8 6E9:4D :D 8@?6 7C@> A@=:E:4D]k^Am
kAm#6>6>36C E96 @=5 52JDn u=J:?8 H2D 2 3:8 562= — 2? 6G6?E E92E H2D D@>6E:>6D 2D 6I4:E:?8 2D J@FC 56DE:?2E:@?] !6@A=6 6G6? 5C6DD65 FA E@ 7=J] x’> E2=<:?8 DF:ED 2?5 5C6DD6D] }@E ?@H] %96 =2DE E:>6 x 7=6H[ E96 =25J 2 76H C@HD :? 7C@?E @7 >6 H2D H62C:?8 A2;2>2D 2?5 2?:>2= D=:AA6CD]k^Am
kAm{@?8 7=:89ED 2C6 E96 H@CDE] qFE E96J 5@ 8:G6 J@F E:>6 E@ E9:?<] u@C 6I2>A=6[ x FDF2==J E9:?< 23@FE H9J x 2=H2JD 6?5 FA D:EE:?8 36D:56 2 4CJ:?8 323J] p?5 E96? x =@@< FA[ 2?5 E9:?< 23@FE 9@H E96 4CJ:?8 323J :D 2=>@DE E96 D2>6 D:K6 2D E96 @G6C9625 =F88286 3:?]k^Am
kAm%96C6 H2D 2 E:>6 H96? J@F 24EF2==J 8@E 2 C62= >62= @? >@DE 7=:89ED] “r9:4<6? @C 3667[ D:Cn ” 2C6 H@C5D J@F ?6G6C 962C @? 2 A=2?6 2?J>@C6] }@H J@FC >62= 4@?D:DED @7 EH@ @F?46D @7 s:6E r@<6 2?5 23@FE `_ r966E@D] x7 J@F 8C@G6=[ E96J >2J E9C@H :? 2 328 @7 A62?FED]k^Am
kAm|2J36 J@F’G6 ?@E:465 H9:=6 A6@A=6 D66> E@ 36 86EE:?8 H:56C[ E96 2:D=6D @7 E96 A=2?6 2C6 86EE:?8 ?2CC@H6C] %9:D H2D 3C@F89E E@ >J 2EE6?E:@? @? >J =2DE 7=:89E H96? 2 36G6C286 42CE C2>>65 :?E@ >J =68 2?5 23@FE 7C24EFC65 >J <?66 42A] x 4@F=5 @AE 7@C 2 H:?5@H D62Ej 9@H6G6C[ 7@C 2 >2? >J 286 H:E9 AC@DE2E6 AC@3=6>D[ D:EE:?8 :? 2 ?@?\2:D=6 D62E 3C:?8D :ED @H? D6E @7 492==6?86D]k^Am
kAm*6A[ E96C6’D ?@E9:?8 =:<6 4C2H=:?8 24C@DD 2 C@H @7 288C2G2E65 A6@A=6 E@ >2<6 J@FC H2J E@ 2 32E9C@@> E92E’D E96 D:K6 @7 2 z663=6C 6=7’D 4=@D6E] %96? ECJ E@ A66 2?5 9@A6 E96C6’D ?@ EFC3F=6?46]k^Am
kAm$@>6 @7 E96 A6@A=6 J@F C2?5@>=J D:E 36D:56 2C6 ?@ 96=A 6:E96C] x C642== @?6 H9:E6\72465 8FJ H9@ EFC?65 E@ >6 2D H6 E2I:65 5@H? E96 CF?H2J 2?5 D2:5 ?6CG@FD=J[ “*@F 6G6C H@?56C 9@H D@>6E9:?8 E9:D 962GJ 86ED @77 E96 8C@F?5n” %92?<D 7@C A@:?E:?8 E92E @FE E@ >6[ r92C=6D {:?536C89]k^Am
kAmp?5 42? 2?J@?6 A=62D6 E6== >6 9@H <66A:?8 E92E EC2J E23=6 :? E96 =@4<65 2?5 FAC:89E A@D:E:@? H:== D2G6 >J =:76 :7 H6 9:E E96 8C@F?5 2E c__ >:=6D 2? 9@FCnk^Am
kAm“q@3[ :E’D 2 >:C24=6] tG6CJ A2DD6?86C D@>69@H DFCG:G65 E9:D 4C2D9 =2?5:?8 @? E96 CF?H2J 6I46AE E9:D A@@C @=’ 3@J 96C6]”k^Am
kAm“{@@< E96C6[ q:==J #2J] p:?’E E@@ 92C5 E@ 7:8FC6 @FE H92E 92AA6?65] v@5 3=6DD 9:>]”k^Am
kAm“xD E92E >6=E65 A:646 @7 A=2DE:4… 9:D EC2J E23=6n”k^Am
kAm“*6A] p?5 :E H2D?’E :? E96 =@4<65 2?5 FAC:89E A@D:E:@?]”k^Am
kAm“s62C {@C5[ 9@H 2C6 H6 8@:?8 E@ E6== 9:D 72>:=J E92En”k^Am
kAmu=J:?8 :D AC6EEJ >F49 2 vC6J9@F?5 3FD H:E9 H:?8D ?@H] tI46AE J@F 5@?’E 8@ E9CF D64FC:EJ D4C66?:?8 2E E96 3FD DE2E:@? 2?5 J@F 46CE2:?=J 5@?’E 92G6 7=:89E ?2K:D >2<:?8 DFC6 J@FC EC2J E23=6 :D :? E96 =@4<65 2?5 FAC:89E A@D:E:@?] %96 36DE E9:?8 E@ 5@ E9:D A@:?E @? :D E@ 2446AE 7=J:?8 2D 2 ?646DD2CJ 6G:= H6 >FDE 6?5FC6 E@ 86E 7C@> !@:?E p E@ !@:?E q BF:4<=J] yFDE =@H6C J@FC 2=C625J =@H 6IA64E2E:@?D]k^Am
kAmp?5 ECJ E@ 2G@:5 E92E 4CJ:?8 323J]k^Am
kAmy@6 w@33J :D 2 4@>65:2?[ 2? 2FE9@C[ 2?5 2 HC:E6C] u@==@H 9:> @? u2463@@< 2Ei y@6 w@33J r@>65:2? – (C:E6C] u@C >@C6 @7 9:D DE@C:6D[ 8@ E@i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>J=:762D29@33J]3=@8DA@E]4@>Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm9EEADi^^>J=:762D29@33J]3=@8DA@E]4@>k^2m]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us.