The Pampered World of Congressional Air Travel - Businessweek
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-30/the-pampered-world-of-congressional-air-travel
The point is, Congress’s decision to lift the sequester was even more self-serving than you probably imagined. After casting their votes on Friday, most members raced to the airport and went home.
Boing Boing: Why is American Airlines gathering written dossiers on fliers' friends?
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/01/19/why_is_american_airl.html
Another data point for my hesitation to ever take a plane to anywhere this decade, even domestically.