FAA1996

Apparently Emirates is already doing testing before flying at the airport. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/e...-19/index.html

I can tell you that me and my immediate family (5 of us are EXPs) are not going to be traveling anytime soon. If we do we would consider driving as a first option and if we have to fly it'll be with PPE, booking an Extra Seat in F/J to make sure we don't have anyone sitting next to us, wiping everyhting down, and no eating or drinking during flights. I basically did this on my last flight in March and we also used one entire bottle of Lysol disinfecting spray on our room in Houston.

roadtriper

Thx, I like my technology as much as the next guy, Just don't get a warm fuzzy feeling that Google, Apple, and the U.S. Govt. give a Rat's A$$ about my Privacy! they already Know more about where we are, and what we do/Say than they need to! Just my .02 RT

cova

It may come to this, but it would be hard to do for a large number of flights. Although they might need to determine your status - like do already have the antibodies and don't need tested. Have you previously tested positive and thus got added to the no fly list.

As much as people don't want civil liberties invaded, I am not sure how you can avoid that - without testing everyone prior to boarding. You go to the airport several hours ahead - get tested, and if OK get your boarding pass.

houstr8male

This. I have numerous domestic trips on hold in May. DFW-ORD, ORD-DFW-SEA, SEA-DFW-LAX, 2x LAX-DFW. Also SAT-DFW-PHX-LAX and return. Seat maps in J are quite full, especially on the 787's between LAX and DFW. I looked on EF and they appear to be passengers, not blocked seats. Social distancing is out the window (in these cases) if this is true. Perhaps there are still many empty planes scheduled in May. J Fares are also very low, $172 one way for example on SEA-DFW-LAX. Obviously I don't know if these are new bookings by people trying to build EQM, old bookings which people will cancel, or a combination. I doubt they are business travelers going to meetings. Like others, I believe AA will do their best to carry forward cost cutting F&B measures and use the virus as justification. Parker's recent video about their safety measures is nice but bottom line is always what matters most. I also wish they would reopen ACs. Maybe AA is waiting for Delta to release their plan for Sky Club openings and service strategy so they can copy.

MiamiAirport Formerly NY George

Let's face it 90%+ load factors is crack cocaine for airline executives. They will make sure capacity is such that butts are in every seat. Business travelers may be in for a rude awakening when they see their choices for routes times.

PresRDC

Fully agree with this. Frequencies will be way down for quite some time. If the airlines have to sanitize between flights, there will be even fewer frequencies due to the longer turnaround times.

aztimm

Moderator note:

There is a more general thread about resuming travel in the Coronavirus forum here:
How do you see travel being able to resume - new measures?

Please keep this thread specific as to how AA will handle things.

Thank you.

~moderator

CMK10

Bare bones flying as basic transportation only. Think of the worst days of just after 9/11 and during the Great Recession. No food whatsoever in Y, more limited meals in F, out station lounges remaining closed. Maybe in 5 years we start creeping back to where we are now.

sfoeuroflyer

This should not be a competition to see who can gin up the most dire prediction. We get plenty of that if we want to turn on the airheads who sling out what they call "news" on television. Things are moving quite fast now to the degree that I believe we will see air travel decently recovered by the beginning of next year.

txpenny

Really?

AANYC1981

DL, UA have some clubs open why can’t AA? Even Alaska has one club open in SEA.

AB Dada

I’ve been flying at least once a week out of ORD and flights have seat blocking intermittently. I usually book up front in business class and have only seen some flights with seats blocked where I end up being the only person in the cabin.

Softwizard

I think that we will once again be subject to credit card offers on every flight!

Danwriter

Between residual proximity-contagion concerns and economic malaise, I'd expect it will take 12-18 months before we see demand begin to ramp up. During that time, airlines will play whack-a-mole trying to match capacity to demand. But at least the airports will be easier to navigate.

radonc1

I really enjoyed this thread.

It reminded me of the articles in magazines back in the late 1940s, early 1950s that asked people to postulate what air and space travel would be like 50 to 75 years in the future.

The answers, read in real time today, are hilarious in their creativity, if nothing else.

Of course, 99% of the predictions were off the wall incorrect, but very amusing and entertaining.

It will be fun to resurrect this thread in 2 year's time to see what was forecast and what actually happened.