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| Flight 1549 passengers to get $5,000 for lost bags |
| 2009-01-20 |
| NEW YORK – U.S Airways has sent $5,000 checks to each of the 150 passengers on Flight 1549 to compensate them for lost luggage and other belongings. I'll remember that next time my luggage goes AWOL. That was the flight that crash-landed in the Hudson River last week after losing power simultaneously in both engines shortly after takeoff. All 155 people aboard survived. In a letter sent to passengers, an airline executive said she was "truly sorry." The letter also explained that passengers' belongings left in the plane could be stuck with investigators for months. The airline also said it would reimburse passengers for their ticket costs. And cab fares and hotel costs, too? And now that I'm thinking about it, my back hurts. And I've been having pain and suffering, too. All because that foolish pilot didn't see that there were birds that were obviously in the way before we took off. And my 10kt diamond ring got lost during the incident, too. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #5 steve , suing is the American way , don't you know that. i bet 90% of them had a lawyer before they got too a hotel |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-01-20 20:56 |
| #4 How much for cleaning the soiled undergarments? |
| Posted by: Spusosh at work. 2009-01-20 16:07 |
| #3 If I had been on the plane there is no way I would sue. $5K just about would make up for the contents of my suitcase and briefcase, assuming my laptop was in there, along with a hotel for a couple nights. I would be alive and unharmed. I would be thankful to Captain Sullenberger and that great flight crew. I would be thankful to the ferry boat crews. I would be thankful to my fellow passengers for everyone keeping their cool and looking after each other. I would be thankful to Airbus for building a good plane. And I wouldn't sue a soul. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-01-20 14:09 |
| #2 i would read for small print about not being able too sue later. |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-01-20 12:59 |
| #1 But they can keep the life jackets. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-01-20 12:33 |