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Coronavirus pandemic reshapes air travel as carriers struggle to keep passengers
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/nation-world/pandemic-reshaping-air-travel/507-158ea08d-ef23-4c48-94a8-c98e878aa2f4Several leading carriers around the world already have filed for bankruptcy protection, and if the hoped-for recovery is delayed much longer, the list will grow.
Author: Associated Press
Published: 4:12 AM CDT August 17, 2020
Updated: 4:12 AM CDT August 17, 2020
In a bid to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a wary public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic.
It isn't working.
More at link. I read yesterday that nearly 75k airline employees are being laid off.