“Of course, if air travel decreases you just know that TSA is going to start laying off. /s/”
And that would be a good thing. We have not flown for almost two years, and I have over a half a million miles worth of “milage” that are the leftovers from a career that involved substantial international air travel. I used to absolutely love to get on a plane and go somewhere. Between the TSA, terrorism, and shi-ty service, the magnetism is all gone.
Exactly why the wife and I haven't flown since 2005. If we can't drive there, we're not going.
I haven’t flown since pre-9/11. It wasn’t even a pleasurable experience then.
The days of flying being “fun” are gone forever, I fear. Like you I used to love it.
For all the reasons you mentioned plus...the planes seem to have maintenance problems. Maybe not “crash worthy” problems...but just as scary.