And! It's starting: Outlets are beginning to cover the fact that more people are opting out - of flying altogether. I predict increasing hysteria as opinion makers begin to realize what this cratering of passenger numbers is going to do to the U.S. airline industry.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2...ving-travelers
Travelers opt for autos over air
As airport hassles mount, AAA expects 94% to drive this Thanksgiving
November 18, 2010
By Jon Hilkevitch, Tribune reporter
Amid growing public uproar over invasive airport security procedures and assorted fees tacked onto the price of airline tickets, this Thanksgiving will see the largest share of automobile drivers versus air travelers of any holiday in the past decade, travel experts said.
Next week, 94 percent of Thanksgiving travelers nationally are expected to drive — up from 86 percent in 2008 and 80 percent in 2000, according surveys conducted by AAA.
The air-travel share is projected at 3.8 percent this Thanksgiving, the lowest figure in a decade. Air travel accounted for 13 percent of Thanksgiving travel in 2000, AAA said.