Notice you said voucher and not cash, which I'd consider the same as a network provider providing a credit and not cash.
-brandon On 2/22/09, JC Dill <jcdill.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jim Popovitch wrote: >> On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 13:26, JC Dill <jcdill.li...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Many businesses could make out like a bandit if they don't have to >>> pay a penalty when they don't perform, but just give you your money back. >>> >> >> I'm curious, when traveling by car or by plane, do you often demand >> imposition of penalties for travel latency? > > Airlines pay "penalties" when they bump passengers even if you get there > eventually - just later than you expected. > > When I am bumped because the plane is overbooked, they don't just put me > on the next flight they also compensate me for not putting me on the > flight I had a reservation for. When I traveled from SFO to San Diego > for Thanksgiving 2 years ago I was bumped both ways. I was compensated > each time with a guaranteed seat on the next flight, a meal voucher, and > a ticket voucher that I used to fly to the east coast last fall, and > will be flying to the east coast again this fall on the second voucher. > > When traveling by car I have far more control over the proposed route, > time-of-day for travel, planned or spontaneous stops, etc. In exchange > for this control I am also responsible for the outcome of my own travel > plans. > > jc > > -- Sent from my mobile device Brandon Galbraith Voice: 630.400.6992 Email: brandon.galbra...@gmail.com
