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Old May 4, 2018 | 1:28 pm
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Originally Posted by HomerJay
Did you miss the part about the reason for her trip? The part about her going to take part in a competition?
The issue would seem to be that the gear she needed to compete was destroyed en route.
That she's out some money and wants compensation is secondary.
Like I said, why do you think there is insurance? Accidents will happen. You can't expect everything to be perfect every time. We know that about air travel. If it's that mission critical and all your eggs are in one basket --- cover your a55ets.

The issue about money / compensation is not secondary. There's no reason otherwise to go to the media unless you're starved for attention or are using it for leverage. Plain and simple. To think this isn't about money is the furthest thing from the truth

She made it clear --- the poles are worth $10K or more. It's a risk you take EVERY TIME you fly. Cover your butt for circumstances like this. Crap happens.
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