US Airways Giving Passengers of Flight 1549

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$5,000 each to compensate for their lost luggage.

That would barely cover the price of one of my suits.

US Airways is a bunch of cheap bastards.

[pavyracer]

Did you say suits or suites?

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Did you say suits or suites?

I'm not Zboiz!

[pavyracer]

I'm not Zboiz!

But do you know who is the original inventor of the lawsuites?

[durito]

never trust anyone in a $3,000 suit

[Panic]

If I survived a plane crash. You think I care about my luggage?

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But do you know who is the original inventor of the lawsuites?

Pavy enlighten me please.

[robmpink]

This is old news. What is new news is they gave everyone on the flight upgrades for only one year. A lot of people are pissed.




We crash-landed in the Hudson River - but all we got were these lousy upgrades!

US Airways sent a raft of "frigid" letters to the 150 passengers of miracle Flight 1549 (above) saying their death-defying ordeal has earned them top customer status - but for just one year, The Post has learned.

Some who were on the plane - brought down by a flock of geese after takeoff from La Guardia Airport on Jan. 15 - said the temporary tease of first-class perks is for the birds.

"I think if you survive a plane crash, being upgraded permanently is a good gesture too," said Fred Berretta, 41, of Charlotte, NC, where the Airbus A320 was headed.

Manhattanite Tess Sosa, who escaped the sinking plane with her husband and two small children, thought the airline was too focused on self-congratulations - and "they want to exonerate themselves as much as they can."

"They are happy they had such amazing results, and they applaud themselves, and then give us a small token?" she said. "That's how I take it."

The airline announced the upgrades and other perks last week in a letter Sosa described as "frigid" at best.

CEO Doug Parker wrote that passengers would get "coveted" Chairman's Preferred status - but only until March 2010.

The membership gives each passenger and a companion first-class domestic travel when seats are available, one upgrade to Europe or Hawaii, choice seats and priority check-in.

"We would very much like to see you on a future US Airways flight soon," Parker wrote.

Berretta said he's not sure what would be the perfect solution.

"It's hard to gauge what the right thing to do is," he said.

Some said they weren't in a rush to get on another plane.

"I'm looking at how many times I'm going to use it - and if I'm going to use it at all," said George Morgado, 32, of Chicopee, Mass., calling the offer "OK."

Sosa agreed.

"My husband is not going to want to get on a plane for at least a year," she said.

The airline earned some passengers' praise for quickly sending out $5,000 checks for lost luggage and other expenses. And the company said passengers will be able to make claims for more expenses in the future.

A spokesman for the US Airways said passengers did not have to waive their rights to sue in order to accept the checks or the Chairman's Preferred membership. Some have already contacted lawyers.

Barry Leonard, of Charlotte, argued that "US Airways has bent over backwards to help everyone on the flight."

At La Guardia yesterday, other US Airways travelers were shocked by the airline's lowballing.

"You're going to crash me into the water, and you're going to tell me all I get is an upgrade?" asked Antonio Sales, 20, who was traveling with the University of South Carolina's track team. "That's more of an 'OK, you're not dead, I'll give you something to hold on to.' It's not enough at all."

[durito]

pissed about what?

when you are in a plane crash and you live you should be thrilled. this sense of entitlement is ruining the country

[Panic]

pissed about what?

when you are in a plane crash and you live you should be thrilled. this sense of entitlement is ruining the country

Exactly. That was my point as well. If I survived a plane crash, do you think I give a fvck about my luggage or how much money they give me? I should be paying them for saving my fvcking life.

[topgame85]

I would trade places with anyone of these ungrateful fvcks crash land survive, get on tv, get 5k and upgraded seats they should not of survived ass holes

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Yeah, I'm sure you wouldn't accept the compensation they offered you. C'mon Panic.

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You guys are funny. People slip and fall and bruise a knee somewhere and they sue for a lot more. People are emotionally ruined because of this. Why wouldn't they sue for a lot more? I'm sure they are happy to be alive, but in the day and age we live in they are entitled to more. Sad, but that is the way it is.

[Panic]

Yeah, I'm sure you wouldn't accept the compensation they offered you. C'mon Panic.

Big difference between accepting and complaining. You are the one who said it would barely cover one of your 3k suits. Cheap bastards is what i think you called them. That is complaining. After surviving a crash like that, you wouldnt hear a fvcking peep out of me.

[pavyracer]

Pavy enlighten me please.

http://forum.sbrforum.com/668982-post1.html

[topgame85]

They are not entitled to anything you take this chance when you fly and they survived I'd take the money and be happy and not traumatized at all lifes a bitch then you die, the only reason I'd complain is if I had more then 5k of luggage at which point I'd ask just for the money I lost

[Panic]

You guys are funny. People slip and fall and bruise a knee somewhere and they sue for a lot more. People are emotionally ruined because of this. Why wouldn't they sure for a lot more. I'm sure they are happy to be alive, but in the day and age we live in they are entitled to more. Sad, but that is the way it is.

Youre out of your mind. This isnt someone slipping in a store because some employee forgot to mop. This is a freak of nature. The engines got blown out because a flock of birds hit them. And you want to hold the airline accountable? Get the fvck outta here. They saved your fvcking life in a circumstance they had no control over. Its not like the engine feel off because a mechanic forgot to tighten a bolt.

[Willie Bee]

If I survived a plane crash. You think I care about my luggage?

I know I wouldn't care about your luggage

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Youre out of your mind. This isnt someone slipping in a store because some employee forgot to mop. This is a freak of nature. The engines got blown out because a flock of birds hit them. And you want to hold the airline accountable? Get the fvck outta here. They saved your fvcking life in a circumstance they had no control over. Its not like the engine feel off because a mechanic forgot to tighten a bolt.

Ok, so what you are saying is if people sue they won't win anything more than what is being offered? If so, you are out of your mind. I'm sure you could hold someone responsible. There is an experimental radar at one of the NYC airports that spots birds. I guess it wasn't this one.

[Boner_18]

If you booked w/ an Amex they will cover the true value of you lost luggage (up to a certain amount which I'm sure is over 5k).

[Willie Bee]

Oh I'm sure some will take it and get it over with, and I'm sure some of the lying scum slimeballs on the plane will take 'em to court and get more in the end.

[Boner_18]

Ok, so what you are saying is if people sue they won't win anything more than what is being offered? If so, you are out of your mind. I'm sure you could hold someone responsible. There is an experimental radar at one of the NYC airports that spots birds. I guess it wasn't this one.

There is no way those who sue recover anything. What is the cause of action? What are the damages? Please enlighten me.

[Panic]

Ok, so what you are saying is if people sue they won't win anything more than what is being offered? If so, you are out of your mind.

Exactly. And if they sue, they are the worse scum of the earth. People like you that are trying to make compensation off an incident that the airline had no control over. If it was a mechanical error, I am with you. You are basically saying, if I am riding in a car with you and an earthquake happens and I get traumitized, I should sue your ass off. Even when you swerved past an open crater that would have killed our ass if you drove us into it.

[robmpink]

Oh I'm sure some will take it and get it over with, and I'm sure some of the lying scum slimeballs on the plane will take 'em to court and get more in the end.

Why would someone lie? The facts are the facts. Not much lying could go on here. It is just the society we live in today.

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http://forum.sbrforum.com/668982-post1.html

That's good stuff.

[durito]

this sense of entitlement is why the usa is going bankrupt

[Panic]

I know I wouldn't care about your luggage

I'd just be pissed I probably spilt my drink on the way down. And those fvckers aint cheap on a plane.

[durito]

The people on that plane should be sending the pilot money.

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No they should be thanking the Coast Guard and other rescue workers who really saved their lives.

[Panic]

No they should be thanking the Coast Guard and other rescue workers who really saved their lives.

Funniest post ever.

[Willie Bee]

Why would someone lie? The facts are the facts. Not much lying could go on here. It is just the society we live in today.

Yeah, I'm sure that none of those passengers will trump up their luggage contents and try to squeeze more out of the deal! I can promise you that within three hours of being rescued, ALL of those passengers had at least one passing thought of how much they might get in a lawsuit, some of them jokingly and many dead seriously. That's the society we live in.

I'd just be pissed I probably spilt my drink on the way down. And those fvckers aint cheap on a plane.

Yeah, no lie, though they probably hadn't had time to get any drinks out on that flight. I miss the days you could board with a cocktail in hand. That five grand would more than cover anything I was carrying with me on a flight, biggest hassle would be replacing a laptop probably. I'd also be inclined to donate some in the name of the pilot to his favorite charity and run a bar tab for my friends at some point to mooch a little from me and remind me how fcuking lucky my fat ass was.

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How is that funny

[Panic]

Yeah, I'm sure that none of those passengers will trump up their luggage contents and try to squeeze more out of the deal! I can promise you that within three hours of being rescued, ALL of those passengers had at least one passing thought of how much they might get in a lawsuit, some of them jokingly and many dead seriously. That's the society we live in.

Yeah, no lie, though they probably hadn't had time to get any drinks out on that flight. I miss the days you could board with a cocktail in hand. That five grand would more than cover anything I was carrying with me on a flight, biggest hassle would be replacing a laptop probably. I'd also be inclined to donate some in the name of the pilot to his favorite charity and run a bar tab for my friends at some point to mooch a little from me and remind me how fcuking lucky my fat ass was.

Probably right. But I dont fly without a buzz so I would at the very least be pissed that they scared me sober.

[Panic]

How is that funny

The pilot is the hero. Without him, the coast guard would just be out there picking up body parts.

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Panic give me a winner for tonight.