I am calling on all of you to please increase your travel, and do mileage runs, because the airlines and the entire travel industry is in trouble.

Basically, it is hysteria -- the media talks about how the planes are so empty, etc., and then people think flying is unsafe.

Personally, I don't feel any threat to my safety flying versus doing any other normal activity, such as driving or working in an office building.

What frightens me are all these cutbacks in flights. This makes travel less convenient, more expensive, and also causes tremendous loss of jobs. It is a ripple effect -- it's not just the airlines, but the hotels, tourist attractions, restaurants, etc.

I don't want to minimize what happened last week (which was a huge tragedy in itself), but I also feel terrible for all these hard working people who will lose their jobs.

Mileage runs are now more than just about the joy of flying, and the miles, but about a crusade to rescue the airline industry from disaster and restore the confidence of the traveling public.

We all have our complaints about the airlines, but when I reflect back on all the great service I have experienced, the helpful people I have encountered, and all the safe flights I've had all over the world, I can't help feeling really guilty that the airline industry is such a victim of this tragedy.

We need to show our support, or else the airlines and all the perks we expect and appreciate, will disappear.