[Homestead] Airlines was:-liberals take note:
Lisa K.V. Perry
lisakvperry at gmail.com
Tue Jul 8 09:19:10 EDT 2008
On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 7:14 AM, Don Bowen <don.bowen at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Airlines have announced service cutbacks to many small airports and
> significant fare increases to others. There is a $50M program where the
> airlines are given subsidies to service those small airports but it is not
> enough. If fuel prices continue their relentless climb air travel for most
> of us will be a thing of the past.
It will be dang hard for me to get to Ireland, or anywhere else in Europe
for that matter, without the benefit of an airplane. Are freighters going
through similar problems?
I have a 1981 National Geographic Magazine map of Ireland on a wall in my
office. I went to Ireland in 1983 as a flight attendant for American Trans
Air (ATA), which then was a low-cost scheduled carrier that flew off-hours.
I held that position for a year, then quit to move on. The airline folded
this past April after a 35 year run.
The closer I am to making a return trip (this time with my family), the more
it seems out of reach. I read an article recently on air travel, the writer
predicted a future of just two or three airlines that charge exorbitant
prices. In which case, as you say air travel for most will be a thing of the
past.
Lisa
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