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Will U.S. Airlines' Expansion Spree Boost Summer Trips?<blockquote>美国航空公司的扩张热潮会促进夏季旅行吗？</blockquote>

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With the gradual reopening of the economy, economic activities are picking up. The upbeat reading on U.S. consumer optimism in March highlights this improving scenario. On Mar 30, 2021, the Conference Board reported that Consumer Confidence in March jumped to a <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a>-year high of 109.7 from the downwardly revised 90.4 in February.<blockquote>在受到冠状病毒导致的航空旅行需求下降的破坏后，美国航空公司今年的情况正在好转。随着经济逐步重启，经济活动正在回暖。3月份美国消费者乐观情绪的乐观数据凸显了这种改善的情况。2021年3月30日，大会董事会报告称，3月份消费者信心跃升至<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">一</a>-从2月份向下修正的90.4升至109.7的年度高点。</blockquote>The above buoyant scenario naturally translated into increased air-travel demand. The increasing number of people getting vaccinated by the day also bodes well. Highlighting this rosy scenario, the NYSE ARCA Airline Index has gained a massive 106.6% so far this year.<blockquote>上述繁荣景象自然转化为航空旅行需求的增加。越来越多的人接种疫苗也是一个好兆头。纽约证券交易所ARCA航空指数今年迄今已大幅上涨106.6%，突显了这种乐观的前景。</blockquote><h3>Improved Bookings Boost Airlines</h3>With air-travel demand gradually bettering in the United States (particularly on the leisure front), U.S. carriers unfurled bullish projections. Evidently, American Airlines’ AAL management stated that bookings (with respect to the domestic markets and short-haul international flights) recently improved. Reflective of this uptick, the seven-day moving average as of Mar 26 regarding the net bookings at the currently Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) American Airlines was roughly 90% of the level recorded in 2019. Moreover, the reading related to domestic load factor (% of seats filled by passengers) was nearly 80% in the period, further mirroring the recovery in air-travel demand.<blockquote><h3>预订量的增加提振了航空公司</h3>随着美国航空旅行需求逐渐改善（特别是在休闲方面），美国航空公司展现了乐观的预测。显然，美国的航空公司AAL管理层表示，预订量（国内市场和短途国际航班）最近有所改善。反映这种上升的是，截至3月26日，目前咤克斯排名第三（持有）的美国航空公司的净预订量的七天移动平均值约为2019年记录水平的90%。此外，期内与国内客座率（乘客座位百分比）相关的读数接近80%，进一步反映了航空旅行需求的复苏。</blockquote>You can see&nbsp;the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.<blockquote>你可以看到今天Zacks排名第一（强力买入）股票的完整列表在这里.</blockquote>Highlighting the uptrend in booking trends, management of this Fort Worth, TX based carrier stated that it now expects system capacity (measured in available seat miles) for the March quarter to decline nearly in the 40-45% band from the levels achieved in first-quarter 2019. Earlier, the expectation was a decline of 45% for capacity from the first-quarter 2019 reading.<blockquote>这家总部位于德克萨斯州沃思堡的航空公司的管理层强调了预订趋势的上升趋势，表示目前预计3月份季度的系统容量（以可用座位里程衡量）将比2019年第一季度的水平下降近40-45%。此前，预计产能较2019年第一季度下降45%。</blockquote>American Airlines apart, other U.S. airline heavyweights like United Airlines UAL and Southwest Airlines LUV provided bright projections for the March quarter of 2021. Per Ankit Gupta, vice president of United Airlines’ domestic network planning and scheduling, the airline has seen the “strongest flight bookings since the start of the pandemic” over the past few weeks.<blockquote>除美国航空外，其他美国航空巨头如联合航空公司UAL和西南航空LUV对2021年3月季度提供了光明的预测。联合航空国内网络规划和调度副总裁安基特·古普塔(Ankit Gupta)表示，过去几周，该航空公司出现了“自疫情开始以来最强劲的航班预订量”。</blockquote>That Americans are slowly taking to the skies again is reflected in the surging number of passengers screened by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at airports. Notably, more than 1 million passengers passed through the TSA checkpoints each day in the Mar 11-Mar 31 time frame.<blockquote>美国人正在慢慢地再次飞上天空，这反映在运输安全管理局(TSA)在机场安检的乘客数量激增上。值得注意的是，在3月11日至3月31日期间，每天有超过100万乘客通过TSA检查站。</blockquote><h3>Airlines Announce Route Expansion</h3>Driven by the upbeat air-travel demand, traffic is likely to be high during the Memorial Day. Moreover, the upcoming summer season is likely to be a busy <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> for the U.S. airlines, assuming that the current rebound in air-travel demand stays on.<blockquote><h3>航空公司宣布航线扩张</h3>在乐观的航空旅行需求的推动下，阵亡将士纪念日期间的客流量可能会很高。此外，即将到来的夏季很可能是一个繁忙的季节<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">一</a>对于美国航空公司来说，假设目前航空旅行需求的反弹持续下去。</blockquote>Evidently, the likes of United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines DAL, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SAVE\">Spirit Airlines</a> SAVE and Alaska Air Group’s ALK subsidiary Alaska Airlines recently announced intentions to boost their respective domestic networks to meet the anticipated demand swell in the hotter months.<blockquote>显然，像联合航空，西南航空，达美航空从，<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SAVE\">精神航空公司</a>保存和阿拉斯加航空集团ALK子公司阿拉斯加航空最近宣布打算加强各自的国内网络，以满足炎热月份预期的需求激增。</blockquote>For example, Southwest Airlines aims to initiate services to Myrtle Beach International Airport on May 23. Integral to this expansion boost to the popular vacation attraction in South Carolina, the airline intends to begin operating 10 nonstop routes from the city. Similarly, United Airlines plans to resume more than 20 domestic services this summer and operate more than 100% of its 2019 schedule to Latin America. The carrier expects its overall schedule to be 52% in May 2021 compared with the 2019 levels. This is a significant improvement from the May 2020 tally when the airline operated only 14% of its 2019 schedule.<blockquote>例如，西南航空公司计划于5月23日开通飞往默特尔比奇国际机场的服务。作为南卡罗来纳州热门度假景点扩张的一部分，该航空公司打算开始运营10条从该市出发的直飞航线。同样，联合航空公司计划在今年夏天恢复20多项国内服务，并运营超过100%的2019年飞往拉丁美洲的航班。该航空公司预计，与2019年的水平相比，2021年5月的整体时间表将达到52%。这与2020年5月的记录相比有了显着改善，当时该航空公司仅运营了2019年航班的14%。</blockquote>Moreover, Delta aims to add nine routes during summer. The nine new routes include those that will be added to the tourist-friendly destinations like Bozeman, Montana and Jackson Hole. Incidentally, Delta already operates several flights to Bozeman but to address the anticipated demand hike in summer, the carrier is broadening its base. In addition, this Atlanta-based carrier aims to extend its operations to more than 20 hubs.<blockquote>此外，达美航空计划在夏季增加9条航线。这九条新路线包括那些将被添加到旅游友好目的地的路线，如波兹曼、蒙大拿州和杰克逊霍尔。顺便说一句，达美航空已经运营了几个飞往波兹曼的航班，但为了应对夏季预期的需求增长，该航空公司正在扩大其基地。此外，这家总部位于亚特兰大的航空公司的目标是将其业务扩展到20多个枢纽。</blockquote><h3>Wrapping Up</h3>Airlines will be hoping that the current air-travel demand continues to result in huge air traffic during summer, driven by the significant pent-up demand. This also explains their decisions to widen their domestic networks during the hot season by adding routes to facilitate travel to favorite tourist spots.<blockquote><h3>包装</h3>航空公司希望，在大量被压抑的需求的推动下，当前的航空旅行需求将继续导致夏季的巨大空中交通。这也解释了他们决定在炎热季节通过增加路线来扩大国内网络，以方便前往最喜欢的旅游景点。</blockquote>However, the sole concern is the recent spike in coronavirus cases in the United States, which might dampen the demand uptick. Health officials in the country urged people to take necessary precautions to prevent another wave.<blockquote>然而，唯一令人担忧的是美国最近冠状病毒病例激增，这可能会抑制需求的增长。该国卫生官员敦促人们采取必要的预防措施，以防止另一波浪潮。</blockquote>Watch this space for further updates on the issue and also wait to see if the current surge in air-travel demand is sustainable or not.<blockquote>请关注此空间，了解有关该问题的进一步更新，并等待看看当前航空旅行需求的激增是否可持续。</blockquote>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Will U.S. Airlines' Expansion Spree Boost Summer Trips?<blockquote>美国航空公司的扩张热潮会促进夏季旅行吗？</blockquote></title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 12.5px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nWill U.S. Airlines' Expansion Spree Boost Summer Trips?<blockquote>美国航空公司的扩张热潮会促进夏季旅行吗？</blockquote>\n</h2>\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\nZacks2021-04-02 17:12\n\n</h4>\n</header>\n<article>\nAfter being ravaged by the coronavirus-led declining demand for air travel, things are looking up for the U.S. airlines this year. With the gradual reopening of the economy, economic activities are picking up. The upbeat reading on U.S. consumer optimism in March highlights this improving scenario. On Mar 30, 2021, the Conference Board reported that Consumer Confidence in March jumped to a <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a>-year high of 109.7 from the downwardly revised 90.4 in February.<blockquote>在受到冠状病毒导致的航空旅行需求下降的破坏后，美国航空公司今年的情况正在好转。随着经济逐步重启，经济活动正在回暖。3月份美国消费者乐观情绪的乐观数据凸显了这种改善的情况。2021年3月30日，大会董事会报告称，3月份消费者信心跃升至<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">一</a>-从2月份向下修正的90.4升至109.7的年度高点。</blockquote>The above buoyant scenario naturally translated into increased air-travel demand. The increasing number of people getting vaccinated by the day also bodes well. Highlighting this rosy scenario, the NYSE ARCA Airline Index has gained a massive 106.6% so far this year.<blockquote>上述繁荣景象自然转化为航空旅行需求的增加。越来越多的人接种疫苗也是一个好兆头。纽约证券交易所ARCA航空指数今年迄今已大幅上涨106.6%，突显了这种乐观的前景。</blockquote><h3>Improved Bookings Boost Airlines</h3>With air-travel demand gradually bettering in the United States (particularly on the leisure front), U.S. carriers unfurled bullish projections. Evidently, American Airlines’ AAL management stated that bookings (with respect to the domestic markets and short-haul international flights) recently improved. Reflective of this uptick, the seven-day moving average as of Mar 26 regarding the net bookings at the currently Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) American Airlines was roughly 90% of the level recorded in 2019. Moreover, the reading related to domestic load factor (% of seats filled by passengers) was nearly 80% in the period, further mirroring the recovery in air-travel demand.<blockquote><h3>预订量的增加提振了航空公司</h3>随着美国航空旅行需求逐渐改善（特别是在休闲方面），美国航空公司展现了乐观的预测。显然，美国的航空公司AAL管理层表示，预订量（国内市场和短途国际航班）最近有所改善。反映这种上升的是，截至3月26日，目前咤克斯排名第三（持有）的美国航空公司的净预订量的七天移动平均值约为2019年记录水平的90%。此外，期内与国内客座率（乘客座位百分比）相关的读数接近80%，进一步反映了航空旅行需求的复苏。</blockquote>You can see&nbsp;the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.<blockquote>你可以看到今天Zacks排名第一（强力买入）股票的完整列表在这里.</blockquote>Highlighting the uptrend in booking trends, management of this Fort Worth, TX based carrier stated that it now expects system capacity (measured in available seat miles) for the March quarter to decline nearly in the 40-45% band from the levels achieved in first-quarter 2019. Earlier, the expectation was a decline of 45% for capacity from the first-quarter 2019 reading.<blockquote>这家总部位于德克萨斯州沃思堡的航空公司的管理层强调了预订趋势的上升趋势，表示目前预计3月份季度的系统容量（以可用座位里程衡量）将比2019年第一季度的水平下降近40-45%。此前，预计产能较2019年第一季度下降45%。</blockquote>American Airlines apart, other U.S. airline heavyweights like United Airlines UAL and Southwest Airlines LUV provided bright projections for the March quarter of 2021. Per Ankit Gupta, vice president of United Airlines’ domestic network planning and scheduling, the airline has seen the “strongest flight bookings since the start of the pandemic” over the past few weeks.<blockquote>除美国航空外，其他美国航空巨头如联合航空公司UAL和西南航空LUV对2021年3月季度提供了光明的预测。联合航空国内网络规划和调度副总裁安基特·古普塔(Ankit Gupta)表示，过去几周，该航空公司出现了“自疫情开始以来最强劲的航班预订量”。</blockquote>That Americans are slowly taking to the skies again is reflected in the surging number of passengers screened by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at airports. Notably, more than 1 million passengers passed through the TSA checkpoints each day in the Mar 11-Mar 31 time frame.<blockquote>美国人正在慢慢地再次飞上天空，这反映在运输安全管理局(TSA)在机场安检的乘客数量激增上。值得注意的是，在3月11日至3月31日期间，每天有超过100万乘客通过TSA检查站。</blockquote><h3>Airlines Announce Route Expansion</h3>Driven by the upbeat air-travel demand, traffic is likely to be high during the Memorial Day. Moreover, the upcoming summer season is likely to be a busy <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> for the U.S. airlines, assuming that the current rebound in air-travel demand stays on.<blockquote><h3>航空公司宣布航线扩张</h3>在乐观的航空旅行需求的推动下，阵亡将士纪念日期间的客流量可能会很高。此外，即将到来的夏季很可能是一个繁忙的季节<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">一</a>对于美国航空公司来说，假设目前航空旅行需求的反弹持续下去。</blockquote>Evidently, the likes of United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines DAL, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SAVE\">Spirit Airlines</a> SAVE and Alaska Air Group’s ALK subsidiary Alaska Airlines recently announced intentions to boost their respective domestic networks to meet the anticipated demand swell in the hotter months.<blockquote>显然，像联合航空，西南航空，达美航空从，<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SAVE\">精神航空公司</a>保存和阿拉斯加航空集团ALK子公司阿拉斯加航空最近宣布打算加强各自的国内网络，以满足炎热月份预期的需求激增。</blockquote>For example, Southwest Airlines aims to initiate services to Myrtle Beach International Airport on May 23. Integral to this expansion boost to the popular vacation attraction in South Carolina, the airline intends to begin operating 10 nonstop routes from the city. Similarly, United Airlines plans to resume more than 20 domestic services this summer and operate more than 100% of its 2019 schedule to Latin America. The carrier expects its overall schedule to be 52% in May 2021 compared with the 2019 levels. This is a significant improvement from the May 2020 tally when the airline operated only 14% of its 2019 schedule.<blockquote>例如，西南航空公司计划于5月23日开通飞往默特尔比奇国际机场的服务。作为南卡罗来纳州热门度假景点扩张的一部分，该航空公司打算开始运营10条从该市出发的直飞航线。同样，联合航空公司计划在今年夏天恢复20多项国内服务，并运营超过100%的2019年飞往拉丁美洲的航班。该航空公司预计，与2019年的水平相比，2021年5月的整体时间表将达到52%。这与2020年5月的记录相比有了显着改善，当时该航空公司仅运营了2019年航班的14%。</blockquote>Moreover, Delta aims to add nine routes during summer. The nine new routes include those that will be added to the tourist-friendly destinations like Bozeman, Montana and Jackson Hole. Incidentally, Delta already operates several flights to Bozeman but to address the anticipated demand hike in summer, the carrier is broadening its base. In addition, this Atlanta-based carrier aims to extend its operations to more than 20 hubs.<blockquote>此外，达美航空计划在夏季增加9条航线。这九条新路线包括那些将被添加到旅游友好目的地的路线，如波兹曼、蒙大拿州和杰克逊霍尔。顺便说一句，达美航空已经运营了几个飞往波兹曼的航班，但为了应对夏季预期的需求增长，该航空公司正在扩大其基地。此外，这家总部位于亚特兰大的航空公司的目标是将其业务扩展到20多个枢纽。</blockquote><h3>Wrapping Up</h3>Airlines will be hoping that the current air-travel demand continues to result in huge air traffic during summer, driven by the significant pent-up demand. This also explains their decisions to widen their domestic networks during the hot season by adding routes to facilitate travel to favorite tourist spots.<blockquote><h3>包装</h3>航空公司希望，在大量被压抑的需求的推动下，当前的航空旅行需求将继续导致夏季的巨大空中交通。这也解释了他们决定在炎热季节通过增加路线来扩大国内网络，以方便前往最喜欢的旅游景点。</blockquote>However, the sole concern is the recent spike in coronavirus cases in the United States, which might dampen the demand uptick. Health officials in the country urged people to take necessary precautions to prevent another wave.<blockquote>然而，唯一令人担忧的是美国最近冠状病毒病例激增，这可能会抑制需求的增长。该国卫生官员敦促人们采取必要的预防措施，以防止另一波浪潮。</blockquote>Watch this space for further updates on the issue and also wait to see if the current surge in air-travel demand is sustainable or not.<blockquote>请关注此空间，了解有关该问题的进一步更新，并等待看看当前航空旅行需求的激增是否可持续。</blockquote>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n 来源：<a href=\"https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/1329981/will-us-airlines-expansion-spree-boost-summer-trips?&art_rec=home-home-investment_ideas_stocks-ID02-txt-1179798\">Zacks</a>\n为提升您的阅读体验，我们对本页面进行了排版优化\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAL":"美国航空","UAL":"联合大陆航空","DAL":"达美航空","ALK":"阿拉斯加航空集团有限公司","LUV":"西南航空"},"source_url":"https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/1329981/will-us-airlines-expansion-spree-boost-summer-trips?&art_rec=home-home-investment_ideas_stocks-ID02-txt-1179798","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2124780505","content_text":"After being ravaged by the coronavirus-led declining demand for air travel, things are looking up for the U.S. airlines this year. With the gradual reopening of the economy, economic activities are picking up. The upbeat reading on U.S. consumer optimism in March highlights this improving scenario. On Mar 30, 2021, the Conference Board reported that Consumer Confidence in March jumped to a one-year high of 109.7 from the downwardly revised 90.4 in February.The above buoyant scenario naturally translated into increased air-travel demand. The increasing number of people getting vaccinated by the day also bodes well. Highlighting this rosy scenario, the NYSE ARCA Airline Index has gained a massive 106.6% so far this year.Improved Bookings Boost AirlinesWith air-travel demand gradually bettering in the United States (particularly on the leisure front), U.S. carriers unfurled bullish projections. Evidently, American Airlines’ AAL management stated that bookings (with respect to the domestic markets and short-haul international flights) recently improved. Reflective of this uptick, the seven-day moving average as of Mar 26 regarding the net bookings at the currently Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) American Airlines was roughly 90% of the level recorded in 2019. Moreover, the reading related to domestic load factor (% of seats filled by passengers) was nearly 80% in the period, further mirroring the recovery in air-travel demand.You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.Highlighting the uptrend in booking trends, management of this Fort Worth, TX based carrier stated that it now expects system capacity (measured in available seat miles) for the March quarter to decline nearly in the 40-45% band from the levels achieved in first-quarter 2019. Earlier, the expectation was a decline of 45% for capacity from the first-quarter 2019 reading.American Airlines apart, other U.S. airline heavyweights like United Airlines UAL and Southwest Airlines LUV provided bright projections for the March quarter of 2021. Per Ankit Gupta, vice president of United Airlines’ domestic network planning and scheduling, the airline has seen the “strongest flight bookings since the start of the pandemic” over the past few weeks.That Americans are slowly taking to the skies again is reflected in the surging number of passengers screened by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at airports. Notably, more than 1 million passengers passed through the TSA checkpoints each day in the Mar 11-Mar 31 time frame.Airlines Announce Route ExpansionDriven by the upbeat air-travel demand, traffic is likely to be high during the Memorial Day. Moreover, the upcoming summer season is likely to be a busy one for the U.S. airlines, assuming that the current rebound in air-travel demand stays on.Evidently, the likes of United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines DAL, Spirit Airlines SAVE and Alaska Air Group’s ALK subsidiary Alaska Airlines recently announced intentions to boost their respective domestic networks to meet the anticipated demand swell in the hotter months.For example, Southwest Airlines aims to initiate services to Myrtle Beach International Airport on May 23. Integral to this expansion boost to the popular vacation attraction in South Carolina, the airline intends to begin operating 10 nonstop routes from the city. Similarly, United Airlines plans to resume more than 20 domestic services this summer and operate more than 100% of its 2019 schedule to Latin America. The carrier expects its overall schedule to be 52% in May 2021 compared with the 2019 levels. This is a significant improvement from the May 2020 tally when the airline operated only 14% of its 2019 schedule.Moreover, Delta aims to add nine routes during summer. The nine new routes include those that will be added to the tourist-friendly destinations like Bozeman, Montana and Jackson Hole. Incidentally, Delta already operates several flights to Bozeman but to address the anticipated demand hike in summer, the carrier is broadening its base. In addition, this Atlanta-based carrier aims to extend its operations to more than 20 hubs.Wrapping UpAirlines will be hoping that the current air-travel demand continues to result in huge air traffic during summer, driven by the significant pent-up demand. This also explains their decisions to widen their domestic networks during the hot season by adding routes to facilitate travel to favorite tourist spots.However, the sole concern is the recent spike in coronavirus cases in the United States, which might dampen the demand uptick. Health officials in the country urged people to take necessary precautions to prevent another wave.Watch this space for further updates on the issue and also wait to see if the current surge in air-travel demand is sustainable or not.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAL":0.9,"LUV":0.9,"ALK":0.9,"DAL":0.9,"UAL":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1310,"commentLimit":10,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"symbols":[],"verified":2,"subType":0,"readableState":1,"langContent":"EN","currentLanguage":"EN","warmUpFlag":false,"orderFlag":false,"shareable":true,"causeOfNotShareable":"","featuresForAnalytics":[],"commentAndTweetFlag":false,"andRepostAutoSelectedFlag":false,"upFlag":false,"length":4,"xxTargetLangEnum":"ORIG"},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"isTiger":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"url":"/m/post/349340647"}