Struggling airlines aid Katrina victims

mpenguin1 · September 8th, 2005, 23:20

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Struggling airlines aid Katrina victims, Report: Money-losing carriers not yet seeking pay for 140 flights carrying storm victims, supplies.
September 7, 2005: 9:18 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The nation's financially troubled airline industry provided more than 100 free flights to take survivors of Hurricane Katrina out of New Orleans over Labor Day weekend, according to a published report.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/07/news...n=money_latest

Doug Taylor · September 9th, 2005, 11:44

FEMA covers the gasoline, the actual crews volunteer to staff the jet.

I'd do it myself, but my carrier is using heavy equipment to fly things in and out of MSY.

ComplexHiAv8r · September 9th, 2005, 12:13

Time to get the 767 ticket??

Doug Taylor · September 9th, 2005, 12:48

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Time to get the 767 ticket??

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Nope!

mpenguin1 · September 9th, 2005, 15:12

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Time to get the 767 ticket??

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767! Doug would have to learn how to speak Boeing, again. Not sure if Doug can stay awake for the longer flights on the 767.

Doug Taylor · September 9th, 2005, 15:14

Heck, you can have nappy time bouncing around the 'burgs and the 'villes out in the south east!

September 8th, 2005, 23:20	#1
mpenguin1 Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 10,307 Blog Entries: 5	Struggling airlines aid Katrina victims # Struggling airlines aid Katrina victims, Report: Money-losing carriers not yet seeking pay for 140 flights carrying storm victims, supplies. September 7, 2005: 9:18 AM EDT NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The nation's financially troubled airline industry provided more than 100 free flights to take survivors of Hurricane Katrina out of New Orleans over Labor Day weekend, according to a published report. http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/07/news...n=money_latest

September 9th, 2005, 11:44	#2
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 41,186 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Struggling airlines aid Katrina victims FEMA covers the gasoline, the actual crews volunteer to staff the jet. I'd do it myself, but my carrier is using heavy equipment to fly things in and out of MSY.

September 9th, 2005, 12:13	#3
ComplexHiAv8r Old Skool Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: OH or is it MX?? Posts: 4,850	Re: Struggling airlines aid Katrina victims Time to get the 767 ticket??

September 9th, 2005, 12:48	#4
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 41,186 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Struggling airlines aid Katrina victims [ QUOTE ] Time to get the 767 ticket?? [/ QUOTE ] Nope!

September 9th, 2005, 15:12	#5
mpenguin1 Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 10,307 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Struggling airlines aid Katrina victims [ QUOTE ] Time to get the 767 ticket?? [/ QUOTE ] 767! Doug would have to learn how to speak Boeing, again. Not sure if Doug can stay awake for the longer flights on the 767.

September 9th, 2005, 15:14	#6
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 41,186 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Struggling airlines aid Katrina victims Heck, you can have nappy time bouncing around the 'burgs and the 'villes out in the south east!

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