A Sea of Seats and Just 11 Flyers: Airlines’ Woes Dwarf U.S. Aid
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Passengers exit an American Airlines Group Inc. flight at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on March 12.
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Miguel Diaz’s JetBlue Airways Corp. flight from New York to Orlando cost just $79 with a checked bag and was nearly empty. The 11 passengers each had a row of seats to themselves, spaced at least six feet apart to maintain high-altitude social distancing.
“The entire experience was luxurious,” the 30-year-old Queens librarian said.