Hi. The airlines really screwed things up over the holidays and have made flying a generally awful experience for decades. Here's why that is (spoiler alert: capitalism and deregulation) and how we could potentially make it better.
Executive Producer - Katy Stoll
Directed by Will Gordh
Written by David Christopher Bell
Edited by Gregg Meller
Produced by Jonathan Harris
Associate Producer - Quincy Tucker
Post-Production Supervisor - John Conway
Researcher - Marco Siler-Gonzales
Graphics by Clint DeNisco
Head Writer - David Christopher Bell
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Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nyCo5G7cyBF4ulQHdZwipCEU_f0qXBWwbIqK4opDT8A/edit
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:56 - The Deal With Air Travel: What Is It?
13:47 - What Happened To The Airlines?
23:18 - How Flying Keeps Getting Worse And Worse
31:05 - The Government Didn't Help This Situation
38:22 - So What Do We Do Now?
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