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September 11 Travel Anxiety
 According
to a July 22 survey by Yesawich, Pepperdine and Brown, anxiety about traveling
on or around September 11 will keep nearly one in five people home when
the U.S. marks the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
Leisure and business travelers demonstrated the same level of anxiety:
17% of leisure travelers concerned about terrorist activity said they
will stay home on or around the date and 18% of business travelers said
they would do the same.
The major U.S. carriers are seeing an expected decline in reservations
around September 11, which is prompting them to adjust their schedules:
- Delta Air Lines will cancel any flights where it sees weak demand
between Sept. 9 and 13.
- American Airlines also plans to adjust flights, however they are
stating there will be "plenty of capacity" for customers who
do choose to fly that day.
- United Airlines is making "small reductions" in their scheduled
service on domestic routes only.
- Northwest Airlines has not made a formal statement regarding changes
to their schedule.
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