This is purely speculation on my part, but am I the only one who thinks this will finally be the week where our aviation ecosystem in the United States “breaks,” and that will move the needle with the government shutdown?
That’s perhaps not a huge deal for those with a safety net, but with two-thirds of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, this starts to become really complicated. After all, a promise of getting retroactive pay at some point doesn’t help put food on the table today, doesn’t pay for childcare, etc.
For roughly the first month of the shutdown, the aviation industry was pretty resilient, in terms of staffing levels for air traffic controllers and TSA officers. However, in recent days, things are going a bit less smoothly, and there’s a noticeable decline.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
