This chart pretty much tells the story about why air travel is not fun anymore.
Though one can make a good argument that it is better for the nation when more people can fly routinely, airline pricing has not kept up with the costs of operating airlines.
It is a business that in most years does not actually make money, for those reasons.
Monday, September 20, 2010
In Case You Were Wondering Why Air Travel is No Fun
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Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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