Do you think U.S. airlines ought to be protected from foreign ...

[geodog55]

Question 1

Among the principal travel and tourism sectors, why was the airline industry the last to develop?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Do you think U.S. airlines ought to be protected from foreign airline competition on domestic routes?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[cswans24]

Answer 1

This was an issue of technological development. Throughout history, flying via a heavier-than-air apparatus had eluded man until the Wright brothers first flew their machine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.

Answer 2

Domestic U.S. airlines are protected from foreign competition by cabotage laws, which forbid non-U.S. carriers from picking up and transporting passengers to a final U.S. destination. Given that the United States, for the most part, practices free trade with regard to imports and exports, there is little justification for such protection.

[geodog55]

Thank you!

[cswans24]

Always glad to help...