<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by rox59:
According to an article in the LA Times this weekend, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation does require other airlines on the same route to honor a ticket of a bankrupt airline if there's space available. </font>
Terrific theory.
Last I heard however, Lufthansa was **NOT** an American airline. And DOT and Congress can only dictate such things to American domiciled airlines.