Comments on: The First Signs of Softening Demand for Air Travel? http://rickseaney.com/2008/05/06/the-first-signs-of-softening-demand-for-air-travel/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:53:51 GMT http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: Rick Seaney http://rickseaney.com/2008/05/06/the-first-signs-of-softening-demand-for-air-travel/#comment-11933 Rick Seaney Wed, 07 May 2008 10:09:18 +0000 http://rickseaney.com/2008/05/06/the-first-signs-of-softening-demand-for-air-travel/#comment-11933 I agree Jeff that the airlines have been guiding Wall Street with news of strong summer bookings, last summer load factors were 90% (the planes were all bascially full). With lack of growth and some pull back in capacity this summer I would expect similar this year. That said a few monthly Year over Year decreases in demand on multiple airlines (especially since YOY 2007 - 2006 wasn't postive in April for airlines like US Airways) is significant enough to mention. I agree Jeff that the airlines have been guiding Wall Street with news of strong summer bookings, last summer load factors were 90% (the planes were all bascially full). With lack of growth and some pull back in capacity this summer I would expect similar this year. That said a few monthly Year over Year decreases in demand on multiple airlines (especially since YOY 2007 - 2006 wasn’t postive in April for airlines like US Airways) is significant enough to mention.

]]> By: beatofhawaii.com http://rickseaney.com/2008/05/06/the-first-signs-of-softening-demand-for-air-travel/#comment-11906 beatofhawaii.com Wed, 07 May 2008 00:15:48 +0000 http://rickseaney.com/2008/05/06/the-first-signs-of-softening-demand-for-air-travel/#comment-11906 There's some interesting conflicting data. I'd say that while discretionary business and personal travel is down, key travel of both types is not. In my article today (http://tinyurl.com/5rxdmd), I referred to Travelocity press release today on strong summer demand. Aloha, Jeff http://beatofhawaii.com There’s some interesting conflicting data. I’d say that while discretionary business and personal travel is down, key travel of both types is not. In my article today (http://tinyurl.com/5rxdmd), I referred to Travelocity press release today on strong summer demand.

Aloha,
Jeff
http://beatofhawaii.com

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