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An airline employee walks past empty American Airlines check-in terminals at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on May 12, 2020. - The airline industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the number of people flying having decreased by more than 90 percent since the beginning of March. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)

American and Delta are preparing for potentially massive layoffs

Boeing lays off nearly 7,000 workers

SAN DIEGO, CA-MAY 20: Passengers board an American Airlines flight to Charlotte, North Carolina at San Diego International Airport on May 20, 2020 in San Diego, California. Air travel is down as estimated 94 percent due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, causing U.S. airlines to take a major financial hit with losses of $350 million to $400 million a day as nearly half of major carriers' planes sit idle. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)

Though far from the norm, nearly 500 US flights per day depart more than 70% full

A sign directs travelers to a security checkpoint staffed by Transportation Security Administration workers at O'Hare Airport on June 2, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.