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Re:Airlines want to cancel rule requiring them to refund far... by objektif on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @07:03PM (#22808416)
Who made it illegal exactly? And do you think there are no flights atm?
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Re:Airlines want to cancel rule requiring them to refund far... by pmiller2 on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @07:17PM (#22808509)
It's not precisely illegal. I'm assuming that was a rhetorical device. There are some flight restrictions in place, though. Reduction in flights is also causing a larger than normal number of "ghost flights," which are a pure cost incurred to move people and aircraft around. [0]

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[0]: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/airport-slots-ghost-fligh...

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