Scott McCartney

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3,086 appearances 43 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2017 last heard Dec 2021

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Summer Travel: A Season of Headaches · 21 Jul 2021 podcast

But in many ways, they really didn't see the sudden restart coming. voice-verified

Good to be with you, JR. voice-verified

The locomotive is here. voice-verified

You know, there were a lot of fears that things were going to be bad. voice-verified

And for a lot of travelers, things have been bad. voice-verified

And summer is tough anytime, but this summer has been particularly tough. voice-verified

It has been disappointing to a lot of people who are really excited about, you know, finally getting out and traveling and they fly right into delays, cancellations, high costs, expensive problems, you name it. voice-verified

Well, there have been particular shortages of people. voice-verified

You know, it has been pilots in some cases. voice-verified

American made a mistake with 20 pilots of when they would get out of the retraining that's required after a layoff. voice-verified

In a lot of respects, airlines were starting from scratch. voice-verified

They had federal money to keep pilots and flight attendants on the payroll, but a lot of them chose to take early retirement. voice-verified

A lot of them chose to not work during the pandemic, and they needed retraining when they came back. voice-verified

A lot of the airport infrastructure and staff, the wheelchair pushers were gone. voice-verified

The fuelers were gone. voice-verified

people to drive catering trucks, all those different aspects. voice-verified

And so when you hit the reset button and you have this incredible surge of summer travel, a lot of airlines just weren't ready for it. voice-verified

They thought they were voice-verified

going to be more ready for it. voice-verified

I think this has caught a lot of them by surprise. voice-verified

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