Originally Posted by
readywhenyouare
Aglreed. It could also come back to bite them. If Delta can sue and win for financial lossew incurred then so should passengers. If a plane breaks and Delta doesn't get me to my multi-million dollar business deal then shouldn't I have the right to sue Delta for those damages?
Originally Posted by
jdrtravel
Good point. It really does open a whole can of worms.
But the can of worms on the other side is the safety aspect - that then airline may choose to operate flights in less safe conditions or circumstances than they currently do, as the financial risk of a crash - even long term costs such as lost revenue - versus the financial costs of a diversion or cancelation close in on each other.