Several of the major U.S. airlines presented at the JP Morgan Industrials conference last week, and our aviation reporter Robby Silk wrote a report looking at the intersection of demand – which is up – fuel prices – which are up – and the effect on airlines’ 2022 capacity plans and, finally, how all that could affect ticket prices.

Airlines fly us where we want to go, so in this episode Silk and Cranky Flier president Brett Snyder look at these issues, as well as the benefits of fuel hedging, aircraft shortages and the bigger, global picture.

This episode was recorded Friday, March 18 and has been edited for length and clarity.

This episode is sponsored by Historic Highlights of Germany. 

Related reading:

Cranky Flier blog https://crankyflier.com/

The Cranky Concierge travel agency https://crankyconcierge.com/

As airlines pull back capacity, specter of higher fares looms https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Specter-of-higher-airline-prices-looms

Airlines cite strong demand despite higher fuel prices https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Airlines-cite-strong-demand-despite-higher-fuel-prices

SkyWest, flying as United Express, intends to exit 29 small cities https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/SkyWest-intends-to-exit-29-small-cities

Airlines offer perks and better pay to alleviate pilot shortage https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Airlines-offer-perks-alleviate-pilot-shortage

 

Several of the major U.S. airlines presented at the JP Morgan Industrials conference last week, and our aviation reporter Robby Silk wrote a report looking at the intersection of demand &ndash; which is up &ndash; fuel prices &ndash; which are up &ndash; and the effect on airlines&rsquo; 2022 capacity plans and, finally, how all that could affect ticket prices.
Airlines fly us where we want to go, so in this episode Silk and Cranky Flier president <a href="https://crankyflier.com/about/">Brett Snyder</a> look at these issues, as well as the benefits of fuel hedging, aircraft shortages and the bigger, global picture.
This episode was recorded Friday, March 18 and has been edited for length and clarity.
This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://historicgermany.travel/">Historic Highlights of Germany. </a>
Related reading:
Cranky Flier blog <a href="https://crankyflier.com/">https://crankyflier.com/</a>
The Cranky Concierge travel agency <a href="https://crankyconcierge.com/">https://crankyconcierge.com/</a>
As airlines pull back capacity, specter of higher fares looms <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Specter-of-higher-airline-prices-looms">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Specter-of-higher-airline-prices-looms</a>
Airlines cite strong demand despite higher fuel prices <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Airlines-cite-strong-demand-despite-higher-fuel-prices">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Airlines-cite-strong-demand-despite-higher-fuel-prices</a>
SkyWest, flying as United Express, intends to exit 29 small cities <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/SkyWest-intends-to-exit-29-small-cities">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/SkyWest-intends-to-exit-29-small-cities</a>
Airlines offer perks and better pay to alleviate pilot shortage <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Airlines-offer-perks-alleviate-pilot-shortage">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Airlines-offer-perks-alleviate-pilot-shortage</a>
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Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

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