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Apr 5, 2016 | 8:30 pm

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Originally Posted by airplanegod

AS should've been shut down after the crash of Alaska 261. This is a cowardly move by AS after all the whining/BS they put up over Delta adding more flights/routes out of SEA.

VX, while not perfect, was a completely different airline providing a unique experience. Unfortunately, "Blah Airlines" has won.

VX also has some very low fares, while AS's Y fares are sometimes upward of AA/DL/UA's F fares.

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Originally Posted by vxflyer

Yes one of the reasons I hate Alaska Airlines was the crash of Alaska 261. The airline should have been found criminally responsible for the deaths of 88 people.

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Originally Posted by VBCA

The merger is such sad news. I will never fly Alaska Airlines because of the Alaska 261 crash. Every time I see their planes, I still think of that plane crashing into the ocean...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska...nes_Flight_261

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Originally Posted by airplanegod

Not the same thing. Alaska should've been shutdown and it's executives jailed.

Exactly who was to blame wasn't ever assigned entirely to AS. If anyone had read the wikipedia link that was posted, they would have seen there was plenty of blame to go around on that crash, including to the FAA. In the end AS and McDonnell Douglas accepted responsibility.

Shut down a corporation for wrongdoing? And put 10,000 people out of work who never did anything wrong? As always, these things are never all the simple.

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