It’s been another eventful year for U.S. air travel.
Two weeks later, a federal judge blocked JetBlue Airways’ planned purchase of Spirit Airlines, leaving the smaller, battered budget carrier to fend for itself.
Through it all, demand for air travel overall smashed records, and CEOs are optimistic about next year, too.
It cost Delta Air Lines more than $500 million and left thousands of stranded customers, with a cancellation tally that topped all of 2019.
Travelers wait in the baggage area to check with Delta Airlines representatives at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on July 20.
Persons:
It’s, Barack Obama, Mike Whitaker, Donald Trump, Delta, United —, Joe Raedle, Ed Bastian, Delta’s, Martin, Paul Rudd, Elon Musk, Scott Kirby, he’s, Kelly Ortberg, Bob Jordan’s, Gary Kelly, Vasu Raja, Joanna Geraghty, Marty St, George, Max 9s, Barry Biffle, Greg Anderson, Mike Linenberg, ”
Organizations:
Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways ’, Spirit Airlines, U.S, Federal Aviation Administration, Airline, Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Microsoft, Delta Airlines, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, CNBC, Delta, Delta Sky, Sky Clubs . United, United Airlines, Elon, JetBlue, Southwest, Elliott Investment Management, American Airlines American Airlines, Citi, Barclays, US Airways . Spirit Airlines, Pratt, American Airlines, Frontier, JetBlue Airways, Spirit, Mint, NTSB, AFP, Getty, Hawaiian Airlines, Virgin America, Seattle —, Asia . Frontier Airlines, Allegiant Airlines, Sun, Amazon, Deutsche Bank, NBC
Locations:
Portland , Oregon, U.S, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Sky Clubs . United Airlines, Mongolia, Greenland, Spain, Delta, Dallas, Italy, Japan, Tuesday’s, Renton , Washington, Alaska, Seattle, Europe, Asia, Florida, Las Vegas, Fort Myers, Minneapolis