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Hudson Survivors Nearly Charged Cancellation Fees

Passengers Spirit put on downed jet had uphill battle in getting out of return ticket

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 19, 2009 3:21 PM CST
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(Newser) – An airline that canceled its own flight and placed passengers on US Airways 1549 will not, after all, charge them for canceling their return trip, WTIC-TV reports. “I need your credit card number,” a passenger on the jet that ditched in the Hudson River recalls a representative of Spirit Airlines saying, “and our policy is we’re going to charge you $90.” The airline has since said that “they will not be charged anything.”

The passengers, en route to a golf vacation in Myrtle Beach, canceled the return leg because they never made it to their destination. Customers may soon be getting their luggage back, though the investigation into exactly why the plane crash occurred will last a year, the AP adds.

A crane moves US Airways flight 1549 from its mooring along a seawall in lower Manhattan.
A crane moves US Airways flight 1549 from its mooring along a seawall in lower Manhattan.   (AP Photo)
Jeff Kolodjay was among those who were told they would have to pay cancellation fees on the return flight they couldn't possibly make.
Jeff Kolodjay was among those who were told they would have to pay cancellation fees on the return flight they couldn't possibly make.   (AP Photo)
VISA debit and credit cards.
VISA debit and credit cards.   (AP Photo)
A group of men involved in the recovery of US Airways Flight 1549 stand next to the Airbus A320 after it was lifted from the Hudson River.
A group of men involved in the recovery of US Airways Flight 1549 stand next to the Airbus A320 after it was lifted from the Hudson River.   (AP Photo)
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