Author Ali Shahbaz traveling in Qatar Airway Suite during the coronavirus pandemic
Is it time to normalize air travel? Yes — at least for 26% of companies in the United States that plan to resume air travel in the next one to three months, a Statistica survey said in February. An additional 46% have considered resuming travel in the near future, with no definite plans.
The reality is: air travel is retaining interest, even at a time of highly effective virtual platforms. Zoom fatigue is creeping by the day and young professionals and business executives are increasingly looking for ways to reconnect with clients across geographies as they did in the pre-pandemic era.