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greggsy • yesterday at 10:11 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

What is the cost of grounding all flights across the USA for one day?


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LPisGood • yesterday at 10:20 PM

I’ve seen figures that estimate the aviation industry to provide about $1.5 trillion worth of GDP for America, so 4-5 billion dollars. Feel free to double that for the cost of dealing with unexpected disruptions and loss of institutional trust.

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