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Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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Sun, 6 Feb 2000 00:49:22 GMT
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2000 02:22:04 GMT, "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com>
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> 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
Hah!
> much, and if it is, the airlines need better handling systems).
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 go where they're supposed to. Conversely, if you're going
for the free cheap suit provided to First Class passengers losing
luggage, by all means leave all the tags you can muster on them.
Jasper
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| (...) I'd dispute this... but Frank's question wasn't framed very well. So I'll just provide some anecdotal evidence. Now, this anecdotal evidence is applicable to domestic flights only, and to the carriers I fly most, but I have checked well over (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Jasper Janssen wrote in message <38ad8949.518186155@...et.com>... (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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