The government is forcing airlines to fly nearly empty planes to get bailout money

Grist
By Shannon OsakaApr 20, 2020, 3:55 am211 pts
“Sorry for the long wait,” the TSA agent joked from behind his surgical mask. It was March 28, and I was the only person in the security line at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. I was trying to get home to San Jose, California, to quarantine with my recently widowed father. Sea-Tac was eerily,…

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