US Airways reimbursed each passenger for lost luggage and distress with $5,000 checks, made payable to each customer on the flight. The luggage, which remains with the NTSB, will probably remain with the agency for quite some time – an unknown number of months (for weight and balance checks). The airline also reimbursed passengers for the cost of their tickets. However, is $5,000 really enough for passengers?
Picture this: some airlines consider $3,000 as the normal. As a matter of fact, the Department of Transportation recently forced airlines to raise the cap on top-dollar payouts for lost luggage from $3,000 to $3,300. So, life-loss aside, US Airways has a very nice payout for losing your luggage. Yet, is $5,000 enough for nearly losing your life? It’s your call. Vote in the poll below, and I’ll review the results on Friday.
Source: WSJ’s The Middle Seat Terminal
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Did the people on that plane survive?
Take the $5000, shut up and thank someone for your life!
I think this passengers are first class greedy citizens and they all need to be ashame of themselves.They ought to be glad that they are still alive to even take a fresh breath of air.They owe their gratitue to God first and next to the hero pilot.They need to appreciate the Air line offer and move on with thgeir lif.The lawyer behind all these unsatisfactions with the compensation offered by the airline are just waiting to exploite these passengers.Good luck to you guys looking for more money instead of showing gratitude to God Almighty.
It wasn’t god that saved them..it was SULLY!