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In this issue. How long should you wait for a refund? Plus, a failure to launch, and TSA cracks down on Good Samaritans.
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• Refund-less after six months: “I feel as though we have been taken advantage of”
• A failure to launch — and refund
• Hey American Airlines, here’s your $25 — I hope you’re happy
• Internal TSA memo warns Good Samaritans: “We cannot allow a distraction”
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