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bronxiteforever

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3. Interesting but given the collapse of international air travel

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 07:41 PM

Jul 2020

it is problematic for any airliner.
“LAX passenger counts dropped more than 90% year over year in May.The devastation to the travel industry wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic continued to hold Los Angeles International and other local airports in its grip in May.

Passenger counts dropped more than 90% at LAX and Long Beach and 85% at Ontario International compared with May of last year.

https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2020/jul/06/airports-post-sharp-traffic-declines-again-may/

You friend may be right about the planes and COVID-19 is going to accelerate failures across the board(restaurant chains etc)
I was listening to RTÉ from Ireland today-no American tourists in Ireland. COVID-19 could be a decade long impact on travel revenue.

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Qantas Sends Airbus A380 Fleet to California Mojave Desert. Fleet mothballed until 2023. [View all] bronxiteforever Jul 2020 OP

australia has masses of dry deserts, wonder why no parking lots there nt msongs Jul 2020 #1

It's sad to see 380's being used for parts or scrapped so soon. CaptainTruth Jul 2020 #2

Interesting but given the collapse of international air travel bronxiteforever Jul 2020 #3

Yes, all true, but some airlines were starting to phase out 380s before COVID. CaptainTruth Jul 2020 #4