ADVERTISEMENTBig carriers including Air France, United Airlines and Singapore Airlines are scrambling to meet the sudden surge in demand, adding flights, swapping in bigger planes for smaller ones and redoubling efforts to hire and retain staff. At United Airlines, traffic to Latin America has fully returned to its level from 2019, but the rest of international travel remains at only about 63 percent. Burkett Huey, an analyst at Morningstar, said airlines should have enough planes to meet rising demand. Still unclear is the timetable for a robust recovery in business travel, an unknown that affects airline planning. But if business travelers are late to come back, airlines could decide to plan more direct flights using the newer narrow body jets with longer range.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 07, 2021 10:49 UTC