« Reply #41 on: August 28, 2013, 11:27:29 AM »
+1
It's news that you can't skip on it.
@AJK, don't you think that with a class action Lawsuit they'll give in?
I mean, this has to stop by all means... There is no reason UA and DL shouldn't follow suit if this goes through quietly. If AA will get hassled by a suit, even if they'll win, it'll take away the appetite of the other airlines to follow.
I agree 100% if one does it (AA), the others will follow (even though DL already imposes on some partners).
The problem with a Class Action is (i) you need a cause of action (bringing it frivolously is not only unethical and sanctionable, its not profitable, which leads to the second problem), and (ii) CA lawyers are mostly contingency guys... they're not going to take a case they'll lose, so again, back to #1: need a good substantive basis upon which to complain - and with that "we can do whatever the hell we want with our program whenever we want" clause, it's a tough sell.
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