Won’t anyone pity the poor airlines?
They are expected to fly millions of passengers at low prices, enforce endless mask mandates, pay good union wages, pay off multi-billion-dollar loans, keep paying off their junk bonds, and one day, make money for their beleaguered stockholders. The airlines are also being pushed to stop ‘pouring carbon into the atmosphere’ and heating up the planet, even if sustainable aviation fuel costs eight times kerosene. Oh, and they should try to provide passengers a decent travel experience.
Yet last week airline CEOs were dragged before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. There they were grilled about how they spent their
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