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Many flight attendants have expressed relief at this change in policy, although reduced masking could lead to more Covid-19 infections among crew members, potentially exacerbating the staffing shortage. In April, the US government lifted the federal mask mandate for travelers and crew members. The industry has long relied on an understaffed and underpaid workforce, with many clocking in on the front lines (which, again, are unusually stressful these days).” Last year, I reported on how airline industry executives have blamed such inconveniences upon bad weather and the labor shortage, a nebulous phrase that offers little explanation as to why airlines are unable to summon back tens of thousands of crucial workers: “A shortage does little to acknowledge the fluctuations in work consistency and lack of financial security that many have contended with. The rates of delays (20%) and cancellations (3.5%) are abnormally bad compared to previous years, with the exception of 2020. On Wednesday, June 29, there were over 5,800 delays and 639 cancellations for flights landing within or departing from the country. Over the last weekend of June, hundreds of flights flying into, out of, or within the US have been canceled every day, according to the FlightAware tracker, while thousands faced delays. Airlines and airports, both domestic and international, are still scrambling to fully staff up, which makes them more vulnerable to delays.

The travel industry, particularly airlines, has been short-staffed since last year and struggled to accommodate the 2021 summer and winter holiday travel surges.

Air travel sucks right now, and it’s only going to get worse - for at least the summer and probably for the rest of the year.