More people have begun to travel again, but some of the major airlines are facing staffing shortages and have canceled flights.The travel demand has been felt at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and travel agents have offered advice to people looking to plan a trip of their own.“Everybody wants to travel now, I’ve noticed in the last three days on trying to book airline tickets, things are selling out so fast,” said Gayle Baker from Gayle Baker’s Valley Travel. Booking flights has not been the only hurdle travelers have been dealing with.“Delta, American, they have cut flights way back out of Portland, Manchester and Boston and some of them are smaller planes, so we have less seats to sell,” Baker said. A staffing shortage across the industry has many airlines making changes. Some are changing flights the day of, while others are adjusting days, weeks and even months before departure. “Parts of our economy, particularly our hospitality and travel sector have been atrophied over the past 15 months and we have to get some muscle tone back and nothing like passenger demand to do that for us,” president of Milne Travel Scott Milne said.The advice from travel agents is to book flights early and be prepared for changes. “I don’t have a crystal ball, but there is going to be massive inflation in air, hotel and everything to do with travel over the next year,” Milne said. “The sooner you book and lock in your price the better choice you will have with what you can do and better your price will be.”Travel agents also said it is a good idea to look into COVID-19 requirements at your destination so you are prepared before your trip.
More people have begun to travel again, but some of the major airlines are facing staffing shortages and have canceled flights.
The travel demand has been felt at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and travel agents have offered advice to people looking to plan a trip of their own.
“Everybody wants to travel now, I’ve noticed in the last three days on trying to book airline tickets, things are selling out so fast,” said Gayle Baker from Gayle Baker’s Valley Travel.
Booking flights has not been the only hurdle travelers have been dealing with.
“Delta, American, they have cut flights way back out of Portland, Manchester and Boston and some of them are smaller planes, so we have less seats to sell,” Baker said.
A staffing shortage across the industry has many airlines making changes. Some are changing flights the day of, while others are adjusting days, weeks and even months before departure.
“Parts of our economy, particularly our hospitality and travel sector have been atrophied over the past 15 months and we have to get some muscle tone back and nothing like passenger demand to do that for us,” president of Milne Travel Scott Milne said.
The advice from travel agents is to book flights early and be prepared for changes.
“I don’t have a crystal ball, but there is going to be massive inflation in air, hotel and everything to do with travel over the next year,” Milne said. “The sooner you book and lock in your price the better choice you will have with what you can do and better your price will be.”
Travel agents also said it is a good idea to look into COVID-19 requirements at your destination so you are prepared before your trip.
