Political and media travelers are pulling out of Denver by the thousands
Legions of national and international media have been leaving Denver and heading for St. Paul for the upcoming Republican National Convention. Some delegates and guests have been heading home, while others are staying on to enjoy the holiday weekend in Denver or in the mountains. Denver International Airport handled some 155,300 passengers yesterday (Friday, August 30), the day after the convention., slightly fewer on the first day of a popular holiday weekend.
On D-Day (most attendees' Departure Day) weather was superb, and while lines were long, the delays that some people experienced, especially at United, might have started elsewhere in the country and impacted the Denver hub.
Come fall, Denver and the rest of the country will see a decrease in air service. A combination of a slumping economy and uncertain fuel prices (down from their recent highs but still costly) continue to impact airlines. They in turn have tried to increase revenues with fare increases and unprecedented surcharges and cost-cutting maneuvers. Jazz, Air Canada's regional partner carrier, just announced that it would replace life vests with floatation cushions to save weight.
During major airlines' capacity cuts in the early 1990s and again a decade later, low-fare carriers entered the market to take up some of the seat slack. This time, air fares between major cities are up 16 percent since the first of the year and up 36 percent on routes less traveled, and low-fare carriers were the first to feel the fuel pinch. And airlines have made it more difficult to redeem frequent-flyer miles to save travel dollars.
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