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Jul 2023
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Why More Travelers Are Taking the Bus

The Wall Street Journal
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More Americans are bypassing the airport and instead taking a bus to get to their destination. WSJ’s Ethan M. Steinberg joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss the shift and how bus travel compares to taking a flight. 
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