Remote And Hybrid Work Is Boosting Commercial Air Travel

Remote And Hybrid Work Is Boosting Commercial Air Travel

Group of businessmen and businesswomen smart working from home. View from side of woman talking to ... [+] her colleagues about business plan over a video conference. Commercial air travel in the U. S. was incredibly robust last week, with passenger volumes topping or exceeding 2. 3 million on most days. Thanksgiving was a major driver of demand, of course, but there may be another reason why travelers were able to board planes consistently throughout the week: remote and hybrid work. Even though most offices and businesses have fully reopened following the pandemic, remote and hybrid work remains the norm for millions of American workers, allowing them to save both time and money they would have otherwise spent on commuting. Working off-site has been a huge benefit to not just customers but also airlines, according to Helena Becker, an airlines analyst at Cowen. This type of work "enables [airlines] to be less 'peaky'" and enables customers "to get better pricing," Becker says. Robert Isom shares the same idea. Speaking at the Skift Aviation Forum in Dallas, the American Airlines CEO said that "demand is more spread out" due to the rise in remote work, adding that consumers, airlines and airports