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The flight bumping heard around 'round the world
Recent video of a passenger forcibly removed from a United Airlines plane is a worst-case example of what's happened since consolidation into just four US-based carriers. Management seems to be tone-deaf to a decline in service — and even abuse — of passengers.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenRecent video of a passenger forcibly removed from a United Airlines plane is a worst-case example of what's happened since consolidation into just four US-based carriers. Management seems to be tone-deaf to a decline in service — and even abuse — of passengers.
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3 storiesVote could edge Turkey closer to dictatorship
Turkey's parliamentary system is at stake in a critical referendum scheduled for Sunday. The measure is about change in the Constitution, but it's really a vote for or against Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdo ğ an. That's according to Semih Idiz, who writes about diplomacy in his column " Turkey Pulse " for Al Monitor.
Read the story7 minWill airline service ever be great again?
The "back of the bus" has turned into the back of the plane — with discrimination based on class, social status… and money. When airlines sell more seats than a plane will hold, they're allowed to force one paid passenger to give up a seat to another.
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Alex Jones is the host of Info Wars , a far-right YouTube channel famous for conspiracy theories. President Trump has shared links, making it more influential.
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