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[QUOTE="Cheriehoop, post: 4736312, member: 127"]
I have a friend (pilot) who retired a few years ago from the airline industry who told me that airlines are hurting for pilots, aircraft etc for private charters for college sports teams. He said commercial flights were hurting enough but private charters (many he said which are actually rented from commercial airlines like Delta, United etc) who are even more pressed and prices were escalating big time. This was 6 months to a year ago when we spoke, and he was commenting on the Big12 expansion. I can’t help but wonder what is happening now that almost every conference has or is expanding. He said the demand for commercial flights for fans to see games that previously were drivable would effect even more commercial flights and prices. He commented also on football gear which he said often was transported by bus not planes when they would leave a day or 2 before a game to drive to game sites. He said he thought many would now have to fly the gear because of the distance and rent buses from airports to stadiums. To be honest, I only paid half attention since he was talking mostly about the Big12.

My son also mentioned that the media in Texas was complaining about travel for their sports teams.
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