A4A CEO voices cautious optimism

“The patient is still in intensive care, to be honest,” Airlines for America President and CEO Nicholas Calio said in an interview with Yahoo Finance, noting that passenger volume is still down 50% despite recent upticks in passenger travel. “People want to get out” and are “feeling more confident when they learn about how safe you are on an airplane, as more people get vaccinated,” he said, adding: “This virus has been very tricky and we’re hoping that we’re making real progress against it. If that happens, the [passenger] numbers will stay up.”