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Old Jul 9, 2019 | 8:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Often1
Seriously, why on earth should there be any compensation and why should AS pay for a rental car. OP's travel insurance ought to cover the rental.
Because AS never transported OP's family all the way to IAD?

FWIW - with this situation, OP's family could have invoke trip-in-vein and asked to transport back to the origin and got a full refund. Given the circumstance, $250 each in lieu of a refund sounds fair.
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