Air travel is turning into bus travel and the metamorphosis has been slow but sure. (Or maybe bus travel is more pleasant now.) Since 9/11, I’ve been driving. And even now I’d still rather drive from sea to shining sea.
I've been telecommuting for the last 15 years. I still have more than a half-million frequent flyer miles (through about 3 devaluations now) from my past life and haven't been motivated enough to use them. If I can't drive there, I don't want to go there.
People aren’t passengers any more.
They’re cargo.
And more and more are acting accordingly.
That's actually a pleasant experience as long as you aren't in a big hurry to get from point to point. I've driven coast to coast twice in my life as well as up and down both coasts. This country's landscapes are amazingly varied and beautiful.
Pre-9/11 I loved flying.
Between 9/11 and the China Virus I grudgingly flew.
Post China Virus I refuse to fly.