Flying is broken. Shrinking seats, chronic delays and cancellations, route closures cutting off smaller cities, high prices, endless fees, and rising safety concerns as plane doors blow away have all become features of a consolidated airline industry where corporations have run roughshod over passengers and the public interest.
Today air travel is essential to connect with each other, conduct business, and build regional economies. And yet, decades of failed deregulation and deliberate policy choices to prioritize the profits of the airline industry have failed consumers, workers, and entire regions across the country while costing taxpayers billions in bailouts. It’s time for policymakers and regulators to take back the controls and make this industry fair, safe, and effective again.
Join us in D.C. on January 30th from 6PM - 8PM EST at the National Press Club for drinks and a conversation with William J. McGee and Ganesh Sitaraman, to discuss their new paper on how to regulate air travel in America and address systemic issues with safety and the passenger experience.
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