U.S. Leisure Demand Heats Up For Busy Summer Season

United aircraft
U.S. airlines have been buoyed by a bounce back in leisure bookings.
Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
U.S. airlines are welcoming the unleashing of pent-up demand as the country’s busy summer peak season marks an inflection point for bookings. The booking window is also expanding, and there are also encouraging signs in yield performance. Passenger traffic roars back as vaccinations increase...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Washington, Ben covers Congress, regulatory agencies, the Departments of Justice and Transportation and lobby groups.

Lori Ranson

Lori covers North American and Latin airlines for Aviation Week and is also a Senior Analyst for CAPA - Centre for Aviation.

U.S. Leisure Demand Heats Up For Busy Summer Season is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers.

Subscribe now to read this content, plus receive critical analysis into emerging trends, technological advancements, operational best practices and continuous updates to policy, requirements and budgets.

Already a subscriber to AW&ST or AWIN? Log in with your existing email and password.