Why air travel is such a mess — and what to know before your next flight

为什么航空旅行如此混乱——以及在您下次飞行之前需要了解什么

Apple News In Conversation

2022-07-23

25 分钟
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This was supposed to be the summer of revenge travel. Instead, air travelers have faced long lines, lost bags, and canceled flights. Scott McCartney has been covering the airline industry for more than two decades. He spoke with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about how things got so bad — and what can we do about it. Below are excerpts from the interview.
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  • This is in conversation from Apple News.

  • I'm Shemita Basu.

  • Today why air travel is such a mess right now and what we can do to fix it.

  • This was supposed to be the summer of revenge travel, of finally getting back to planes and passports and vacations and family visits.

  • But when we asked listeners to tell us your summer travel nightmare stories, boy did you deliver.

  • Hello, my name is Brian and I'm from South Carolina.

  • Hi, my name's Joanna and I'm from California.

  • My name is Ben Shaw and I am from Syracuse, New York.

  • My name is Michael.

  • My name's Jennifer.

  • My name is Claude.

  • My name is Jordan O'Neill and this is my flight nightmare story.

  • The check in line was from the.

  • Far left side of the building all the way to the main entrance of the arrival gates.

  • My luggage got lost somewhere between Angeles and Athens.

  • My flight was on time.

  • We were boarding then we had to unboard because the co pilot had been notified that he had been exposed to Covid.

  • We tried to rebook but nothing was available until a week later.

  • It was total chaos.

  • My family seats were dispersed throughout the entire airplane.