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treestar

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33. They'll get sued

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #30)

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 02:56 PM

Jan 2015

and their insurance rates go up. They will have costs due to the lawsuits. So I'd have to see the math to determine if it's a Pinto-type case.

Just seems a lot bigger for them, as the vehicle is larger, more expensive, and has a lot more people in it who can sue.

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Oh great..just when I thought it was safe to fly again... [View all] dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 OP

Money is always #1 priority, people not so much, what are lives as long as you make money. RKP5637 Jan 2015 #1

You're right about money being #1. Unknown Beatle Jan 2015 #20

Definitely! And as well as basic human decency! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2015 #21

Q: What about the write-up? A: Pencil-whip it. Scuba Jan 2015 #2

Oh, great. We have an AA flight booked in March. mnhtnbb Jan 2015 #3

We just got back from an AA flight frazzled Jan 2015 #7

The last time hubby & I flew Michigan-Arizona Jan 2015 #8

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Jan 2015 #4

"This post should have hundreds of recommendations!" yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2015 #15

First SkyMall goes bankrupt, now this! JaneyVee Jan 2015 #5

I KNOW! Can't catch a break, right? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #6

I guess Ayn Rand was wrong, as they would not know their own self interest treestar Jan 2015 #9

The 1% don't even use the same airports as we peons malaise Jan 2015 #10

17 private jets at Davos! dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #23

Precisely malaise Jan 2015 #24

They have formulas on loss/profit margins. obxhead Jan 2015 #11

you've heard of insurance? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #14

It's still going to be a loss, and their reputation treestar Jan 2015 #29

Sure... 2naSalit Jan 2015 #30

They'll get sued treestar Jan 2015 #33

I find the airlines to be seriously non-transparent discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #31

All informative treestar Jan 2015 #34

I haven't wanted to fly in decades. demigoddess Jan 2015 #12

That is horrifying. I like to fly; who can I trust? CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #13

Not just AA, Peggy. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #18

Don't rule out ReTHUGs gutting airline regulations malaise Jan 2015 #25

I have always hated flying. This is the reason why. smirkymonkey Jan 2015 #16

K&R DeSwiss Jan 2015 #17

You found the Asia Airlines logo, I see. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #19

And some days the flight gets canceled rock Jan 2015 #28

I got caught in the major cancellation some years ago of MD-80's pulled mnhtnbb Jan 2015 #22

I hope this story is reported beyond this one blog. tblue Jan 2015 #26

Great, I'm flying American in less than a month. Coventina Jan 2015 #27

I board over 150 flights per year. FLPanhandle Jan 2015 #32