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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

(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... Read full story »

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Hudson Survivors Nearly Charged Cancellation Fees

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