Comments on: On AMR: We hate to say we told you so… http://www.footnoted.org/earnings-quality/on-amr-we-hate-to-say-we-told-you-so/ Michelle Leder's guide to what's hiding in SEC filings Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:28:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: bode http://www.footnoted.org/earnings-quality/on-amr-we-hate-to-say-we-told-you-so/#comment-4875 bode Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:23:46 +0000 http://www.footnoted.org/?p=1820#comment-4875 The New York Times discussed this in 2006: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/travel/10praccancel.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin Rule 240 appears to have ceased existing thirty years ago, and wasn't even formal back then. Invoking it now will get you laughed at. There is fine print in your ticket, different for each airline. Much like Michelle loves reading the fine print, I recommend you do it also. The New York Times discussed this in 2006:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/travel/10praccancel.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

Rule 240 appears to have ceased existing thirty years ago, and wasn’t even formal back then. Invoking it now will get you laughed at.

There is fine print in your ticket, different for each airline. Much like Michelle loves reading the fine print, I recommend you do it also.

]]> By: Michelle Leder http://www.footnoted.org/earnings-quality/on-amr-we-hate-to-say-we-told-you-so/#comment-4863 Michelle Leder Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:33:12 +0000 http://www.footnoted.org/?p=1820#comment-4863 My understanding -- at least from <a href="http://consumerist.com/consumer/rule-240/dont-fly-without-a-copy-of-rule-240-250368.php" rel="nofollow">the Consumerist</a> -- is that the rules surrounding 240 are a bit vague and possibly <a href="http://www.smartertravel.com/travel-advice/Goodbye-travel-protections-Rule.html?id=317467 rel="nofollow">no longer valid</a>. But if someone knows something different, I'm all ears. My understanding — at least from the Consumerist — is that the rules surrounding 240 are a bit vague and possibly no longer valid. But if someone knows something different, I’m all ears.

]]> By: Dr. Bombay http://www.footnoted.org/earnings-quality/on-amr-we-hate-to-say-we-told-you-so/#comment-4859 Dr. Bombay Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:16:29 +0000 http://www.footnoted.org/?p=1820#comment-4859 Michelle, do your readers a favor and research Rule 240 and write about it. ------------------------------------------------------- Here's a snippet: If your flight is delayed, cancelled or you miss a connecting American Airlines flight, due to a schedule irregularity 1.American Airlines must confirm you on their next flight (on which space is available) at no additional cost. 2.If there is an alternate American Airlines flight that will arrive at your destination earlier than the alternate you have been offered, you have the right to be confirmed on this American Airlines flight at no additional cost, even if first class space is all that is available. 3.If the alternate American Airlines flight is not acceptable to you, you have the right to be confirmed on the flight of a different airline at no additional cost. Michelle, do your readers a favor and research Rule 240 and write about it.
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Here’s a snippet:
If your flight is delayed, cancelled or you miss a connecting American Airlines flight, due to a schedule irregularity

1.American Airlines must confirm you on their next flight (on which space is available) at no additional cost.

2.If there is an alternate American Airlines flight that will arrive at your destination earlier than the alternate you have been offered, you have the right to be confirmed on this American Airlines flight at no additional cost, even if first class space is all that is available.

3.If the alternate American Airlines flight is not acceptable to you, you have the right to be confirmed on the flight of a different airline at no additional cost.

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