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In this issue. A “what if” on 9/11. Plus, why I don’t support a Passengers Bill of Rights and two examples of great customer service from an airline.
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• What if?
• Open season on travel bargains: Fall airfares down 17 percent, Vegas is a steal
• Why I don’t support a Passengers Bill of Rights
• A losing fight? Airlines earned $10 billion from fees last year, up 345 percent
• Another unexplainable act of compassion: United bends rules for bereaved family
• Why was Delta Air Lines flight 745 stuck on the tarmac 392 minutes?
• Why can’t every customer service interaction be this good?
• Smaller is better: Alamo officially “reclassifies” its cars under new ownership
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