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 · Airlines Sweeten Frequent-Flyer Deals to Lure Travelers · 15 Oct 2020 podcast

And Delta was also under 50,000 miles for first class, United close to that. voice-verified

So some very good deals. voice-verified

I think first class is particularly attractive to people right now who want some distance on the airplane. voice-verified

And that extra legroom can also be a virus protection as well. voice-verified

Well, for the most part, that's just not an issue for travelers right now. voice-verified

There are some people traveling, but certainly nobody's taking a leisure trip to Europe. voice-verified

You'd have to quarantine for 14 days if the country would let you in. voice-verified

There are some islands in the Caribbean that are opening up if you have a PCR test before you arrive, for example, and in Mexico. voice-verified

But there's just so little international travel. voice-verified

The survey didn't look at that. voice-verified

Yes, we'll see. voice-verified

I mean, if you look at schedules, what will be out there for November will be about a third of what was out there before. voice-verified

I think the demand for travel is even lower than that. voice-verified

So even though there are fewer flights, there are far fewer passengers. voice-verified

And what we're seeing in particular with the availability of cheap first-class awards is those are seats that are usually bought by business travelers. voice-verified

And airlines don't make them available to frequent flyers because they can sell them to business travelers. voice-verified

But business travel is basically nonexistent. voice-verified

So it was interesting. voice-verified

American said, you know, the most popular days that they used to see for buying first class seats used to be Monday and Thursday. voice-verified

That's when the consultants go out and when the consultants come back. voice-verified

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