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Elizabeth Warren: “Delta Airlines reported a 4% drop in main cabin tickets…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Whoa. That must mean that people are getting richer, right? Because let's take a look at the numbers for the main cabin. They're actually going down. Yeah. So take Delta Airlines reported a 4% drop in main cabin tickets booked, while ticket sales for first and business class seats rose by 9%. during the same period of time. In other words, high income people are buying those premium tickets like crazy, crazy. (01:01–01:15)

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