The Pandemic's Network Legacy

The Pandemic's Network Legacy

April 2021
18 min read
Edward Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan

Issue Overview

Airline networks have changed as a result of the pandemic. Some were clear money grabs — United flying from cities in the Upper Midwest to Florida in the winter — but others are more strategic, like JetBlue moving its Southern California base to LAX. We dive into what's likely to stick around and what's not since Covid-19 grounded most fleets a year ago in the Feature Story this week.