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Old Feb 27, 2005, 10:22 am
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tristan727
 
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Originally Posted by SchmeckFlyer
Speaking of costs... does anyone know what the associated costs were of the turning back to add up to $1 million? Seems a lot considering we read earlier that BA saved £100,000 by not turning back to LA after the engine incident, and I imagine the costs incurred (rebooking pax, putting pax in hotels and feeding them, extra ground fees/taxes etc.) would be about the same? Or am I wrong?
Why not? Bush's cronies over in Iraq charge the federal government about $20,000 a time to buy a wrench and turn off a faucet.
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