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Economy
Un-American: Air Travel in the US Descends Into Chaos
2022-06-20
[Red State] Over ten thousand flights were canceled across the nation this weekend, leaving frustrated, desperate passengers stranded in airports thousands of miles from their homes. Ten thousand flights. It’s almost too many to comprehend.

If you read my travel-hell story from Thursday night, you’ll know that I was one of those passengers, and that after my flight was canceled, I was forced to get a rental car (at my expense) and drive 12 hours through the night to get my minor children, who were being let out of camp. My kids could go get a COVID vaccine, a tattoo, and probably an abortion too, but the one thing they would not be allowed to do is check into a hotel room without an adult present.

Today (Sunday), it would seem that we’re victims of double jeopardy: our flight to Los Angeles was summarily canceled, and we have no way of getting back today. The airline’s best offer is two days hence.
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  49 Pan is right. Self inflicted by stupid people that don't realize the trickle down effects of their stupidity.
Posted by: ruprecht   2022-06-20 15:38  

#10  Trump’s fault. He failed to get himself re-elected. Bad campaigner.
Posted by: KBK   2022-06-20 12:52  

#9  Supply chain issues persist under the illegitimate regime.
Posted by: Black Charlie Slairt1430   2022-06-20 12:04  

#8  The left has always hated air travel. For them this is a feature, not a bug.
Posted by: Angstrom   2022-06-20 09:59  

#7  Fresh airport chaos as Heathrow orders airlines to cancel 10% of flights TODAY to cope with baggage backlog leaving 15,000 passengers stranded and EasyJet slashes MORE flights at Gatwick
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-06-20 09:52  

#6  The goal is to make air travel a thing for those who can afford NetJets or some such only. Proles should buy and electric car, ride a bike or walk. Or not travel at all.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-06-20 09:47  

#5  Scrap the TSA and hire those employees.
Posted by: Chris   2022-06-20 09:36  

#4  Buttigieg’s flight gets cancelled, so he threatens to essentially nationalize airlines and “force” them to hire more workers
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-06-20 09:03  

#3  The US government mandated shots to all. The pilots knew the risks and otped out, retiring early. The ATC employees did the same. We are living the bad decisions of our CDC and government...
Posted by: 49 Pan   2022-06-20 08:29  

#2  Remove the artificial protection airlines get for overbooking and scheduling. They have their own 'through put' problem, but are not interested in fixing it. It's become semi-governmental anyway, over promise and under deliver.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-06-20 05:51  

#1  Nothing will be resolved until the US Gov't assumes total control over banking, medicine, education, the oil industry, trucking, commercial air travel.

[sarc off]
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-06-20 02:17  

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