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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 1:55 am
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Originally Posted by 777-100SP
If airlines were nice, they'd compensate you with money for money that you lost.
Isn't that what travel insurance is for?

As for Fastair's comment "Tough call. There are those that would say that requiring compensation for mechanicals is incentivizing airlines to fly "questionable planes".", wouldn't better maintenance also help?

Just a thought.
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