As airlines inch back to normalcy, vacant middle seats are a cause of worry
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As airlines inch back to normalcy, vacant middle seats are a cause of worry

By Eduardo Saverin

Passengers flying using protective face masks.

Synopsis

From the pandemic-forced lockdowns to the recent spike in jet fuel prices, airlines have been fighting turbulence. Now, with companies operating more flights, there could be a tough fight for passengers. Even as analysts expect airlines to report losses in the September quarter, the next three months will be critical in deciding the traffic trajectory for the sector.

For nearly two years now, techie Vineet Kumar has been holed up in his hometown of Gurdaspur in Punjab, 500km away from the huge glass-and-steel building in Gurugram that houses his swanky office. Last month, Kumar finally mustered the courage to take his first flight since the outset of the pandemic, as he had to rush for a family emergency.“The flights were full,” Kumar, 35, who flew from the nearby Amritsar airport to Mumbai on an Air India

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