Fri, Jun 10, 2011
ATA 'Reaffirms' Airlines' Support for Our Military
In the wake of the public drubbing Delta airlines got, this
week, over stiffing a number of soldiers returning from Afghanistan
with at least one too may gear bags, the airline industry is
displaying a sudden wave of selfish, uh, selfless patriotism. Mind
you, this only happened after some of the soldiers who,
collectively, ponied up over $2800 in extra fees... and then took
their case to YouTube with a video that, in a number of forms and
copies, has received over a half-million views... and counting.
According to the latest release from the Air Transport
Association, their member airlines 'are committed to
supporting our nation's military. Airlines routinely offer special
fares for military personnel and families, accommodate unplanned
schedule changes, often enable them to board first, and generally
do what they can to show their appreciation. Military personnel
traveling on orders typically do so under the General Services
Administration ticketing program, where the federal government
negotiates rates and conditions for military and government
transportation. Working with the GSA, individual airlines have
established policies creating special exceptions from certain
baggage rules. But like all fare setting and service policy
determinations, those decisions are made independently by the
individual airlines involved, and several have already announced
more accommodating changes.'
How the writer/PR Flak got through all that without gagging over
his/her word processor is beyond us...
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