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34. All informative

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #31)

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 02:59 PM

Jan 2015

The market would seem to mean more flying means more money, true. Maybe Bermuda kicks in to get the tourists there? Very roundabout things could be in play.

Insurance generally doesn't cover everything, which is the usual DU position on insurance companies! Now I find myself in a thread where it covers all!

It's a good thing we have the FAA, instead of the libertarian way of letting the market take care of it. Their loss of reputation will make them be really safe! The gubmint just causes problems! lol

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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