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Early Birds, Worms, and Plane Refunds

Air Travel and the Coronavirus (The OTHER “Cancel Culture”) Early birds famously get the worm, as the saying goes. But, late birds get a full refund for cancelled air travel. At least, that’s the case if the airline cancels your flight before you do — and you (OK, me) decline their offer to be rescheduled....
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Airline Baggage Fees & the Law of Unintended Consequences

A Price Increase by Any Other Name If you want a great example of the law of unintended consequences in action, consider the chain reaction set in motion by the airlines’ decision to charge “per bag” check-in fees (a backdoor price increase if there ever was one). To avoid the (rising) fees, families such as...
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