From: jgrove24@hotmail.com   
      
   On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 11:56:14 AM UTC-5, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > Exploiting the Amtrak tragedy, airlines are gouging the public for   
   desperately needed seats, reported the NYT:   
   >    
   > "people seeking last-minute tickets were likely to find fares of thousands   
   of dollars for flights that typically cost a few hundred.  A check of Delta   
   Air Lines fares at La Guardia Airport at 10 a.m. on Thursday found that a   
   ticket on the 12:30 p.m.    
   shuttle to Washington could be found -- for $2,309"   
   >    
   >  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/us/after-amtrak-derailment-   
   ravelers-struggle-to-change-plans.html   
      
   $2300 pays for the incentives needed to get prior ticketed pax to give up   
   seats. No spare 747s lying around the aprons awaiting shuttle duty.   
      
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