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Old Mar 23, 2005, 1:06 pm
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Originally Posted by kunphuzn
...It appears that since this lady was able to walk off the plane on her own, that staying in the air an additional 30 minutes to make it to DFW was not out of the question. Thoughts?
The cost (in pure $$) to the airline for doing such an unscheduled landing is tremendous (not to mention the obvious liability implications)-- you seem to imply they do it just for kicks. Write them and demand your nuisance miles-- but let the professionals make the medical decisions please.

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