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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Travel
Catharine Hamm

After coronavirus: Your next flight may look like this

You may be wearing a mask. Middle seats could be empty on purpose. And the newest passenger may be a sky janitor.

Welcome to what may be airline travel in the post-coronavirus world.

We cannot know with certainty what will happen in the world of aviation, but we do know this: When the shutdown is over, the next airline trip you take probably won't resemble your last. Changes include the end of cabin service on some carriers, meaning those snacks that found their way back after the Great Recession are disappearing again. So long, Stroopwafels or their equivalent.

Change has been the only constant in the airline industry, so get ready for more rules, more "new norms" and more variation in ticket prices.

Fasten your seat belts for the all-different, incredibly bumpy ride in an industry expected to lose $314 billion in air passenger revenue this year, according to the International Air Transport Association.

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