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Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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Thu, 27 Jan 2000 02:22:04 GMT
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Jasper Janssen wrote in message <38ad8949.518186155@lugnet.com>...
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 17:38:08 GMT, "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com>
> wrote:
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> > [why for example do we need a limit on
> > the liability of airlines when a disaster occurs?
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> Short answer: You want to fly, don't you?
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> Long answer: insurance premiums, high, plane tickets at 10-100 times
> current cost.
Actually, the short answer is that international treaty sets a ridiculously
low limit for baggage loss/damage on international flights. On domestic
flights, the limits are moderately reasonable, and one can purchase
additional insurance.
I don't think that increasing the coverage to amounts that would leave very
few people needing extra insurance would add more than a buck or two to the
ticket cost (how much baggage loss is there per ticket? It can't be very
much, and if it is, the airlines need better handling systems).
Frank
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| (...) Hah! (...) Friends who travel regularly suggest the percentage is around 10-20%. And yes, they need better baggage-handling. But who is going to pay for that? Oh, and one tip: Never Ever leave old routing-tags on your bags if you want them to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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