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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 3:48 am
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<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.

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