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Old May 20, 2018, 4:19 pm
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Originally Posted by seenitall
What amazes me here is that AC is succumbing to social media extortion.
A bit strong, do you think? AC's response was entirely voluntary, and the heat of public pressure - outside of this thread - was no higher than a very low simmer. Perhaps the vaulter's status with the airline may have been a factor in the settlement; she claimed to have spent a lot of money on flights. Perhaps the airline is actually responsible for the damage.

Like most stories, there's often a lot of information we don't know. But it's less fun to sit quietly and wait for details instead of rushing to make completely unfounded declarations such as:

Originally Posted by longtimeflyin
Agreed, it is important to remind everyone that cases like this are subsidized by us, the fliers of Air Canada.
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