Brrrr, holiday blues for airlines: How Severe Weather Pounds their profits
Douglas McIntyre, editor-in-chief at Climate Crisis, provides an update on the cost implications of Thanksgiving weekend travel. He notes that lake-effect snow is causing significant disruptions in states like Michigan and New York, with weather-related airline delays costing the industry approximately $5 billion annually. He also discusses how the current stormy conditions could add tens of millions in losses to airlines, highlighting the vulnerability of holiday travel to severe weather.
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