What’s causing the US airline chaos?
Behind the Money
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How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Airlines' Financials?
The COVID-19 pandemic devastated so many industries, but I feel like you'd be hard for us to point to one that was harder hit than the airlines. In the United States, traffic of air travelers fell by 90% in April 2020. Chief executives for all the major US carriers went, had in hand to Capitol Hill and said, the US airlines are essential to this country. And it has only continued and worsened.
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