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On 1/2/2003 8:46:58 PM hopethingswillbeok wrote:
read it again....the one tells him to make sure the amount is at least twenty five hundred dollars, make sure he doesn't put anything down that the airline does not cover....did you read the nice lady on southwest.....would love to have passengers like that....even the other passengers were so nice, never stating how to demand and rip the airline off......this is one of the reasons southwest is making money, their passengers are good hearted truthful people, not con artist
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I used to fly Southwest a lot, back when they were first starting. One thing that was very apparent, at least then, was that the employees enjoyed working there and liked their customers, and had fun with them on flights. I remember winning a bottle of champagne one time from a Southwest pilot who was playing trivial pursuits with the passengers over the intercom. And hearing and FA say "sorry, we are going to be 15 minutes late so the pilot told us - FREE BEER FOR EVERYONE". By the way, I dont think the passengers are any different on US than Southwest.
Ive had lost bags from just about every carrier, including US. All I have ever asked for is that they make a strong effort to get them to me as soon as possible. They have always turned up eventually. The only time I ever got any money from it was flying NRT-ORD-LHR (dont even ask why) on UAL. I carried on from Tokyo to Chicago but they made me check in at Chicago. Since I hadnt planned on checking I had everything in the bag. So when I went to LHR and my bag went to JFK I had the clothes on my back. UAL gave me 100 pounds for dry cleaning what I was wearing, getting a toothbrush and maybe a shirt or something for the business meeting I had that evening. I dont think that makes me a con artist. In fact the people at UAL offered the money, I didnt ask for it. But I do agree, Dave should read Webflyer. Maybe this too.