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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Michael Sainato

Dirty planes and high prices: US workers and passengers expect further misery as air travel rebounds

Illustration of flight attendants and passengers encircled by a serpentine airplane
IMG 2087 Illustration: Ulises Mendicutty/The Guardian

The world is traveling again. Summer air travel is expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels in 2023, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and airline revenues are back to near record levels.

But for airline workers – who suffered the brunt of pandemic shutdowns and then the spike in air rage that followed – unresolved labor issues remain and many are warning that for passengers those issues, which have led to a surge in operational problems, remain and are likely to cause more concerns this holiday season.

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