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Today’s Question: Aisle or Window?

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I used to do polls in this blog’s earlier days but got away from it. Gonna try to toss a few in here every now and then just for fun – it’s always interesting to see what folks have to say.

So, which one is it for you? Let me know by submitting your answer. All responses are anonymous, but feel free to expand on why you like one over the other if you’d like.

Aisle or Window
Photo credit: AP

As for me, I added the last option for a reason. I’ll do just about anything to avoid getting on a plane. 🙂 But when I do fly, I prefer the window. It’s nice to see what’s out there and I have been able to enjoy some great sunsets and scenery on the way to and from the places I’ve been.

Thanks as always for stopping by. Have a great day, friends.

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Bumping Bucks

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New rules are being enforced to increase the amount of money given to air travelers who are involuntarily ‘bumped’ from overbooked flights.

From a related news article:

“The rule is that if you get bumped and the airline can get you to your destination within two hours of your original scheduled arrival time, you’re entitled to cash equal to the value of your one-way ticket, with a max of $400. If you get there more two hours late, you get double the value, up to $800. Not bad, huh?

But now, the Department of Transportation is changing the rule so that this will go up substantially. Now, if you arrive within two hours, you’ll get double the value of your ticket, up to $650. If it’s more than two hours, you’ll get four times the value, up to a whopping $1,300.”

To me, this is a good strategy for addressing the issue of airlines overbooking flights. No one wants to get bumped if they really have somewhere to be. More money when that happens? Ok, cool.

I also think it’s a good idea to not ban the overbooking policy as a whole because it’s a safe bet airfare would go up across the board as a result. The news article I mentioned earlier explains this pretty well…or you can go to the source and take a look at details there.

Now that you’ve done that, what do you think about this new policy? Let me know. There is a flip side to all of this so please feel free to disagree 🙂