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Description: Baggage fees. Cramped seats. Bad food. It’s easy to complain about flying, but it’s also cheaper than ever before. Lou explains why the airline industry is a tough business and why major airlines in places like India and Iceland are shutting down. SOURCES & FURTHER READING US Airline Bankruptcies airlines.org/dataset/u-s-bankruptcies-and-services-cessations PwC 2018 airline industry report pwc.com/us/en/industries/industrial-products/library/tailwinds-airline-industry-trends.html Airline deregulation act of 1978 congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2493 IATA’s 2018 year-end report iata.org/publications/economics/Reports/Industry-Econ-Performance/IATA-Economic-Performance-of-the-Industry-end-year-2018-report.pdf Airlines for America 2018 survey survey.airlines.org CREDITS Writer: Louis Foglia Editor: Page Ellerson Researcher: Dushyant Naresh Supervising Producer: Allison Brown Follow Beme on Instagram: instagram.com/bemenews Twitter: twitter.com/bemenews Facebook: facebook.com/officialbeme