Dispatch from the Frontier
In their book "Transport Revolutions", Perl & Gilbert figure that the number of airports in America with scheduled flights (330) will dwindle to 30 or 40 by 2025, as the oil supply peaks and we look back fondly on oil at $200/barrel.
In the meantime, special summer air fare deals still combine with humongous fuel surcharges, as we press ahead into Topsy-Turvy World where everything changes while everything stays the same (Sacre Bleu!).
In the meantime, special summer air fare deals still combine with humongous fuel surcharges, as we press ahead into Topsy-Turvy World where everything changes while everything stays the same (Sacre Bleu!).

This airline really sucks.
So we pay the high-low prices, buy the questionable carbon offsets, and blast off, hoping to squeeze in one more adventure before we have to hunker down and spend the rest of our lives hoeing the backyard veggies and taking carriage rides over to the barn-raising. Escape isn't what it used to be.
But if you're still determined to fly and feel good about it, try flying by the pound!