Intro ALL RIGHT. LET'S REAGAN TRAVEL JOURNALIST AND CEO OF JOHNNY JET DOT COM TO TALK ABOUT ALL THIS. ALL RIGHT, TONY, THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. CERTAINLY SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE FEWER DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS THIS WEEKEND COMPARED TO OTHER SUMMER HOLIDAYS. IS IT BECAUSE THE AIRLINES, THE AIRPORTS ARE KIND FINALLY GETTING THE HANG Airline cancellations OF IT OR AREAS THAT MAY BE JUST THAT MOTHER NATURE IS IS COOPERATING A LITTLE BIT MORE. >> A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. BUT MOSTLY MOTHER NATURE TODAY THERE'S LIVE IN 98 CANCELLATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDING TO Airports FLIGHTAWARE AND YOU KNOW, MEMORIAL DAY WAS A NIGHTMARE BECAUSE THEY HAD BAD STORMS. AND YEAH, IT'S ACTUALLY LOOKING PRETTY GOOD TODAY. I'M JUST LOOKING. I DON'T SEE ANY US AIRPORT IN THE TOP 20 AIRPORTS AROUND THE WORLD FOR BEING, YOU KNOW, MISERABLE AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. >> IT IS A GOOD THAT, YOU KNOW, JOHN, I HAVE TO SAY PERSONALLY, WAS DELAYED 3 HOURS THIS MORNING OUT OF NEWARK. BUT I MADE IT AND AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED THIS BECAUSE THAT A FLIGHT DIDN'T SHOW UP. SO WE HAD TO WAIT. SO, YOU KNOW, AS WE RETURN TO THESE PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS OF TRAVEL. BUT YET WE HAVE THE STAFFING SHORTAGES PILOT SHORTAGES, TSA Staffing SHORTAGES. HOW ARE AIRPORTS AND AIRLINES REACTING TO THIS INCREASING NUMBER OF TRAVELERS. >> WELL, THAT'S STILL A PROBLEM. STAFFING IS DEFINITELY A WHOLE INDUSTRY. I MEAN, ACTUALLY EVERY INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW IS HAVING STAFFING PROBLEMS. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL TRYING TO HIRE PEOPLE. THE PROBLEM IS, YOU KNOW, IN THE AIRLINE BUSINESS, YOU CAN'T JUST HIRE SOMEONE TO WORK THE PHONES OR TO WORK BAGGAGE BECAUSE THEY THERE'S A LOT OF Conclusion TRAINING, LOT OF SAFETY INVOLVED IN ESPECIALLY PILOTS PILOTS CAN TAKE 5 YEARS. THEY'RE SAYING TO TO GO UP FRONT. SO IT TAKES TIME IS GOING TO GET BETTER BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE CRUNCH IS OVER STARTING TOMORROW YOU'RE GOING TO SEE PRICES DROP AND THE AIRPORTS WILL NOT BE AS CROWDED AS THEY HAVE BEEN EXCEPT WHEN THANKSGIVING ROLLS AROUND AND A FEW MONTHS. WE SOUNDS LIKE MUSIC TO A LOT