Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a press conference Wednesday that “high-volume” airports will begin to see traffic cuts on Friday, with air traffic declining by 10 percent by next week.

Unlike the targeting of blue-state infrastructure projects, there’s no feasible way for the government to own the libs via the manipulation of airport traffic. Democrats and Republicans both take commercial flights . . …

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    I can virtually guarantee you that they largely just get complimentary upgraded to first as a safety precaution rather than paying booking rates for first class flights. I valeted a car for a sitting senator not long ago and the dude rented with SIXT, which is a budget grade rental place that the average person isnt even familiar with

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      I can guarantee you that is not the case.

      There is no safety premium for first class anyway, but while they may get a gov rate, they are not banking on an upgrade. Especially into and out of DC. Airlines don’t have a ton of first class inventory going spare in that market.