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An entire generation of Americans has no idea how easy air travel used to be

  • Written by Janet Bednarek, Professor of History, University of Dayton
An entire generation of Americans has no idea how easy air travel used to beAirplane passengers line up for TSA security screenings at Denver International Airport in 2019.Robert Alexander/Getty Images

During the mid-1990s I traveled between Dayton, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., twice a month during the school year as half of a commuting couple. I could leave Dayton by 5:15 p.m., drive nearly 80 miles to the Columbus airport...

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