Here are five predictions for the coming year. All in all, I think consumers are going to come out ahead in the coming year, airlines are going to find a road to profitability, TSA will streamline its inspection processes, airport restaurants and services will get better, communications about delays, cancellations and weather will make quantum leaps with new smartphone technology, and the overall world of airline travel will improve.

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