WaPo Biz Section Used to Bash Airlines, Boost Grandstanding Libs

Ken Shepherd
October 31st, 2008 4:43 PM
Washington Post reporter Sholnn Freeman frontloaded his October 31 business section front page article, "Airfare Surcharges Stay Despite Oil Price Drop," not on examining the valid business reasons for why some airlines retain the fee but in citing a liberal politician seeking to grandstand the issue.:When oil prices were rising rapidly, many financially-strapped airlines started adding special…