At the end of the most difficult twelve-month period in the history of air travel, Ed Bastian, the CEO of Delta Airlines, is sounding a note of optimism. Celebrating the steady rise in bookings and the gradual return to normal passenger volumes, he recently said, “As the case counts are coming down in meaningful levels as the vaccinations are starting to grow, people are ready to reclaim their lives.” It’s an interesting, thought that, and an attractive one: reclaiming our lives.
None of us made it unscathed through the long and difficult stretch of time between March 2020, when the world began to slam shut, and March 2021 when, on the cusp of the world opening up again, Bastian provided his interview. It was a year like no other, a year as turbulent as any in the modern era. Each of us had plans disrupted and freedoms curtailed. Many of us suffered through illness or watched as loved ones did. Nothing was normal and little went according to our preferences. Some assign the greater portion of blame to a contagious virus while others assign it to incompetent or malicious governments. Either way, we can be certain that
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