Southwest's Meltdown Reminds Us We Must End Airlines' Corporate Welfare

Southwest’s Meltdown Reminds Us We Must End Airlines’ Corporate Welfare

Tags: Bureaucracy and Regulation

01/15/2023 Ryan McMaken

Federal protectionism and bailouts makes it easier for US airlines to survive terrible service, such as mass cancellations or when Southwest imposed a private mask mandate and threw families off flights.

Original Article: “Southwest’s Meltdown Reminds Us We Must End Airlines’ Corporate Welfare”

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