re: Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly: ‘If things don’t improve, this just can’t continue’

I get some people like to travel, but take a look on TD and over and over you see people happy to work from home and not travel. Yes there’s some that like to go to the office, but much more happy to be traveling less than wishing for more.

It’s certainly a compromise to a degree. I agree businesses will do everything for an edge.

My dad works for the DOD and I’m hoping they stop traveling so much. He’d routinely fly to DC or St Louis for a one day meeting which meant a round trip flight and 2 hotel rooms. Most DOD and government stuff sure as hell doesn’t require in person meetings. I said most not all. DOD isn’t going to switch to virtual meetings unless it’s a safe proven tactic. Now certainly classified meetings will be different.

All I’m saying is the OP is a CEO talking about the past and expecting things to stay the same instead of adjusting their business model to changing times.

ETA: how much past travel was because “that’s the way we always did it” instead of the way it needs to be done? No one knows, but I’d guess a reasonable portion.