During this time, airport congestion, worsened by increasing numbers of passengers carried on relatively small aircraft, became a problem that Trippe thought could be addressed by a larger new aircraft.
Durante este tempo, a conxestión dos aeroportos, agravada polo crecente número de pasaxeiros tranportados en relativamente pequenos aparellos, converteuse nun problema que Trippe pensaba que podería abordarse cun novo grande avión.