Jan Krems can’t go home.
Now everything flies after Jan spent
the better part of the past two years showing everybody the way
to Cargo during the pandemic.
United Cargo numbers have just been
sensational and Krems had the Chicago-based airline out of the gate
first.
But how do you keep that up?
Well, if you love the industry but
have a Castle in Spain with a vineyard, the choices after a half
dozen years of pumping traffic punctuated by the worst pandemic
crises in 100 years would be obvious.
Skim the pool, work the weed-wacker,
coddle the grapes, make a paella, sounds inviting.
Guess what, Jan just signed a new
contract so the garden wacker gets traded in for Wacker Drive HQ
for UA in Chicago.
And the Godfather gambit-theme? A
sales meeting a couple years back. Somebody
got an offer they could not refuse . . .
This holiday season, I wish everyone
peace, joy and happiness—something we could all use more of.
I truly believe that 2022 will be a better year than 2021 as long
as we remain healthy and get some much-needed rest. I hope that
everyone makes time to spend with their loved ones and comes back
refreshed and reinvigorated in the New Year. Above all, we need
to come together and support each other and spread some goodwill.
My biggest wish for the New Year is
that we are all safe and healthy. I also hope that we can begin
to return to normal—the new normal—or whatever will
become the future state of normal. That is, I want to see our passenger
side of the business return, whether it is connecting our passengers
to their family or loved ones, taking our leisure travelers to new
and exciting destinations around the world, or having our business
passengers return to make deals, visit colleagues and keep the world
running.
My priorities for 2022 are to continue
supporting our customers to keep the global supply chain moving.
I want to keep our United Cargo employees safe and healthy. Also,
just as important, we will continue to deliver life-saving vaccines
around the world in an effort to curb the pandemic and move forward
with life. By working together, we can have a safe and prosperous
New Year.
Jan Krems
President
United Cargo
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