I am probably wrong, but aren't airlines mostly privately held companies (for profit) while public transportation is owned by municipalities? The whole "govern

I am probably wrong, but aren't airlines mostly privately held companies (for profit) while public transportation is owned by municipalities? The whole "government owned" and "multi class" sort of draws some very loose parallels to racial segregation of the past to me...something that was fought against so we could all get equal treatment. When you add on public funding and special interest groups, this just seems like a total no go. In the public sphere, the best, most effective solution is rarely the one chosen... I am just thinking out loud...