What the KY Blogger thinks about an Airport Passenger Bill of Rights.
If you buy a car, it comes with a warranty, plus the chances are your state has an auto lemon law, and there are various federal safety and other standards the car must also meet. If anything is not as advertised and promised, you have recourse.
But if you buy a first class airline ticket, costing $10,000 or more - as much as a small car - you have almost no rights at all, not even a guarantee that you’ll get a full first class experience.
If you buy a loaf of bread and it is stale, you can return it. The supermarket will be apologetic, won’t demand proof the bread is stale, and will either fully refund you the cost or give you a new loaf of bread in exchange. But if your seat is broken on a long flight, or if the airline doesn’t have your first choice of meal, or if anything else goes wrong with your flight experience, you’re unlikely to get a sympathetic hearing or fair compensation.
And if you complain about poor service, you run the risk of being accused of ‘air rage’, of being arrested, and possibly being banned from that airline for life.
We need an Airline Passenger Bill of Rights.
You can find the most current information on your rights while traveling through US airports at www.airportbillofrights.com
Support the fight for an airline bill 0f rights by signing the petition in favor of airline passenger bill of rights at: www.apbor.com
Please stand up for your rights before it is to late. Be an advocate at: www.apbor.com
March 25th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
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