Is the Uber Planner Returning to NYC?

There are a lot of different dynamics at play right now that industry participants need to understand and track

Trip to Miami

Last weekend, about 3 weeks after my 2nd Pfizer vaccine shot, I decided to visit some friends in Miami, Florida. It was my first real trip outside of NY since the pandemic started, so the entire process opened up my eyes to what a “post pandemic” world may look like. When I arrived at JFK (UberX $75 ex-tip from Manhattan) at 4:30am on a Friday morning, the first thing that struck me was how busy the airport was. In fact, it was standing room only as the check-in system for both JetBlue and American Airlines was down causing chaos for a good 1-1.5 hours.

Luckily my flight, which was completely full, to Fort Lauderdale (about 45 minutes north of Miami) was only delayed for 20 minutes. When I arrived in South Florida, you could tell domestic travel was back in full swing (i.e. probably 500+ people waiting for an Uber or Lyft outside) and I had to wait about 20 minutes for my Uber to my hotel in Miami (Uber Premier $102 ex-tip).

To quickly summarize my on the ground observati…