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US airlines are pushing to remove protections for passengers and add more fees

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663 points duxup | 3 comments | 24 Sep 25 12:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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Lio ◴[24 Sep 25 15:39 UTC] No.45361891[source]▶
> Airlines want to remove the requirement to provide automatic refunds when flights are cancelled or significantly altered.

This is wild. Are they really asking to be able to take money for a flight, then cacel it and keep the money? That's crazy.

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1. root_axis ◴[24 Sep 25 19:07 UTC] No.45364684[source]▶
My worry is that this incentivizes airlines to overlook safety concerns because grounding a risky flight or taking extra time to deal with unscheduled maintenance downtime will cost them money. It's a guaranteed certainty that some people will die because of it. I'd rather risk 300 bucks than my life.
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2. 0xffff2 ◴[24 Sep 25 19:18 UTC] No.45364817[source]▶
Airline travel is safer than it has ever been in its entire history. What is your evidence for this hypothesis?
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3. root_axis ◴[24 Sep 25 20:17 UTC] No.45365464[source]▶
My evidence is the extensive history of corporations prioritizing profits over safety. The relative safety of air travel is not in dispute nor is it relevant to my point. If you give companies the option to choose they will always optimize for profits over safety.