AA Oversells AA76, Strands 27 8th Graders at LAX
#256
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The answer to your question is upthread, and included courtesy accommodation at DFW and onward travel the next day.

#257
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Where has personal responsibility gone in this day and age? A law for everything? We pay the principal a sizable amount for his judgement. By the time Obama got done done with a law mandating a student teacher ratio, we would have something ridiculous like 4 seats on a 737-800 blocked by plastic tables.

#258
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The ridiculous part is that 3 FAs for 150 passengers is considered safe and normal, but 3 FAs for 151 passengers is unsafe and triggers a hefty fine/penalties. Arbitrary government rules may be preferable to an unregulated market, but being the lesser of two evils isn't the same as being good.

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Where has personal responsibility gone in this day and age? A law for everything? We pay the principal a sizable amount for his judgement. By the time Obama got done done with a law mandating a student teacher ratio, we would have something ridiculous like 4 seats on a 737-800 blocked by plastic tables.

Mike
