The summer 2022 tourist season is starting shakily, with hundreds of scheduled flights being canceled daily and airlines reducing or ending services to some cities in both North America and Europe.

US airlines canceled more than 700 flights on Sunday 26 June 2022, and more than 1000 in the previous week. And industry insiders expect this situation to continue to worsen throughout the summer, aggravated by shortages of pilots, check-in staff and baggage handlers resulting from terminations done during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The current combination of flight delays and cancellations and soaring ticket prices - due to fuel shortages and oil price inflation caused by the war in Ukraine - is causing some potential travelers to abandon plans for air travel in summer 2022.

There's a serious risk that stalled recovery of air traffic into gateway cities like Boston could have major negative impact on both domestic and international tourism into regions served, e.g., New England.

Despite skyrocketing gasoline prices, hotels and other tourist services in drive markets are expected to be the beneficiary of these air-travel issues.