Passenger numbers to nearly double by 2032, FAA predicts

[screech]

Article is total BS.

At least for the US.

Look at this link, US passenger count has been flat since the 90's, more so since 1999.

http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/html/table_01_37.html


13 and more years of carrying the same passenger numbers, is that a success story?

No.

Look at the chart from 1975 to 1999, air passenger count tripled in 14 years. Thats growth.

The charts even show Large hubs have been flat and medium hubs have collapsed since the 90's, the only true growth has been at non-hubs, ie, LCC's.

We are in the sunset of a great industry, sort of like what happened to the Pony Express riders. We are being overcome by events. Adapt or die.

China/India may be the next boom, but not here.

Lets assume for one drug induced moment that the article is correct. Just where will all these jets be flying to and from, which airports will grow by double? LAX? ORD? LGA? Hardly. Who will have the money to buy a ticket when we have $150 barrel of oil.


What gives the FAA the right to spill these lies?

Oh....

This is propaganda at it's finest from the current pie in the sky, no tax to high, no entitlement to costly administration.

Dude, 1975-1999 is 24 years not 14.

 

[scoreboardII]

nice catch, so they only tripled in 24 years... vs stagnant and in some cases shrinking for last 10-15

 

[HA25]

lies lies and more lies.....

 

[Bake]

All of you are full of bull, ball bearings, it's all ball bearings these days.

 

[fullsail]

Not to mention, the geezers will have pushed retirement age to 75 by then....

 

[scoreboardII]

Damn skippy, we have to make a living after having ours stolen by the current round of old geazers.



Sarcasm device, off.