The misery of airline travel might be our fault

Update: 2024-07-31

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Airline travel is increasingly exasperating. Any blip, whether it’s a weather event or a technical problem, leads to cascading days of delays and cancellations. Why does it all seem so fragile? Charles Lane, Catherine Rampell and Marc Fisher discuss the economics of flying and how customers might be helping drive a race to the bottom.

Stay until the end to get humor columnist Alexandra Petri's take on flying.

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The misery of airline travel might be our fault

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The misery of airline travel might be our fault

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The misery of airline travel might be our fault