IDK.
Seems that air is intended for other purposes and would be very expensive to divert.
But I appreciate that you’ve thought the idea through.
“Seems that air is intended for other purposes and would be very expensive to divert. But I appreciate that you’ve thought the idea through.”
Thanks. However, I don’t think it’s very expensive, but there is a marginal cost. The thing is, a year from now, the airlines, all of them, will be lucky to be flying half of their planes. So trying to squeeze the last few percent out of them for operational cost will be a very minor factor relative to getting people to again accept being cooped up with hundreds of strangers for hours at a time.
It is going to be a HUGE EFFORT to get people to travel by air again...people weren’t so hot on it even before Coronavirus. In fact, it’s not a bad marketing tool to promise fresh air, if the airlines think about it (and it’s not just regarding viruses, it’s overall air quality).
(and remember, fuel costs are only about 20%, so even a 10% fuel hit is only about a 2% hit to overall operational cost)