You won't matter one iota! The industry goes through ups and downs- that is the nature of the economic cycle. All I can add is: if you find travelling by air a complete PITA....then don't. It won't make any difference to anybody but yourselves restricting the options open to you. Travelling by air over the last 40 years has changed from being a rich person's privilege only to cheap travel for the masses. If you can't take the rubbing shoulders with large numbers thing, like rail travel, in order to have the wide range of travel options open to you, then don't! Whilst YOU may be fed up with it- it may still be an attractive prospect for your family as they do not travel nearly as much as you, so they may not be happy for your arbitrary decision. But just don't whinge! It is so unbecoming!