More than a year into this whole pandemic thing, the air-travel industry is moving past the worst of the impacts of the public largely staying home, and looking at how to best cater to the shifting motivations people have these days for wanting to fly.
Those are trends playing out at the Grand Junction Regional Airport as it welcomes new airlines and flights following some dark days in 2020 and looks to a summer that may be busier than ever thanks in part to a pent-up desire by many to fly. At the same time, questions remain about what lingering negative impacts COVID-19 may have on the industry, including locally at the airport.