NEW YORK – U.S Airways has sent $5,000 checks to each of the 150 passengers on Flight 1549 to compensate them for lost luggage and other belongings.
I'll remember that next time my luggage goes AWOL.
That was the flight that crash-landed in the Hudson River last week after losing power simultaneously in both engines shortly after takeoff. All 155 people aboard survived.
In a letter sent to passengers, an airline executive said she was "truly sorry." The letter also explained that passengers' belongings left in the plane could be stuck with investigators for months.
The airline also said it would reimburse passengers for their ticket costs.
And cab fares and hotel costs, too? And now that I'm thinking about it, my back hurts. And I've been having pain and suffering, too. All because that foolish pilot didn't see that there were birds that were obviously in the way before we took off. And my 10kt diamond ring got lost during the incident, too. |