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To the Point
To the Point

The flight bumping heard around 'round the world

Hosted by Warren Olney Apr. 14, 2017 National
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.

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. 

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Katie Cooper, Sáša Woodruff, Evan George

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