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Boarding Pass 074: Next Trip Crystal Ball

Boarding Pass 074: Next Trip Crystal Ball

FromThe Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast


Boarding Pass 074: Next Trip Crystal Ball

FromThe Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Aired on April 25, 2021Doug and Drew looked into our Avgeek cyrstal ball a year ago and forecast that we’d be at 75% of 2019 capacity by the summer of 2020. American Airlines announced that they would be at 80% this summer so we were close! Not so much on our forecast of travel bubbles which look to be overtaken by “Green” destinations. Topics covered:EVA Air repaints its Hello Kitty 777-300 back to normal Aer Lingus flew leased 757’s which were another casualty of COVID19Would you pay for extra legroom?Virgin Atlantic predicts they will resume all flights by NovemberSouthwest and American say leisure travel is reboundingWe talk about how to get a job in the airlinesWe finish the episode with an update on our Alaska trip, Northern fLights. Agenda below:08MAY830a - depart SEA on Alaska Airlines flight 65415p - arrive ANC (We’ll be staying at the Captain Cook Hotel)630p - Meet up at Moose Tooth Pub and & Pizzeria and then spotting at ANC09MAYCurrently open but we’re planning on spotting, with breaks, until at least midnight10MAYAM free for meet ups and more spotting before departing for ANC at 5pmJoin the conversation at  http://www.nexttripnetwork.com
Released:
Apr 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Next Trip is a weekly podcast with aviation insiders Doug and Drew, who together bring more than 40 years of industry experience as a professional pilot and a hub operations manager at a major airline. Join them, and their frequent guests, as they create a network for other AvGeeks and travel enthusiasts to obsess about all things aviation. Doug and Drew discuss today’s aviation news, share personal operational stories, regale listeners with trip reviews, and engage in friendly AvGeek banter. All thoughts and opinions are their own.Visit us at www.nexttripnetwork.com or follow us on Twitter at @nexttrippodcast