<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by J-H:
Well, yes, $1000 for say a half day's "work" to drive to some ticket office DOES seem reasonable - I mean this would be something in line with what a mid-range lawyer would charge in NY or Tokyo (something like $300 an hour or so).
In any case, I think its far more reasonable than a white envelope.</font>
Yes you might pay $1000 for a lawyer to work - but usually with the expectation that you get something out of it. Like their work. I wouldn't pay 10 cents (and neither would anyone else) for someone they don't know, to go somewhere just for the sake of them going there. If you do find it reasonable, let me know - I'll go to the airport every day if you'll give me $1000 each time
Besides, this really isn't a question about what would hold up in court - it is a question of whether the airline will unilaterally cancel your ticket and freeze your account.