Alternative history is back with a special Thanksgiving episode. Turn the clocks back to 1978 and ask, what would air travel be like today if deregulation never took place? Ganesh Staraman, the author of a new book called “Why Flying is Miserable: And how to fix it,” joins Chuck to explain how airline deregulation rules screwed things up for air travel.

Alternative History Thanksgiving special: What if airline deregulation never happened?

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Alternative History Thanksgiving special: What if airline deregulation never happened?

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