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War prep: carriers waive change fees, seek gov't support. (News).

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 10-MAR-03 		Format: Online - approximately 679 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
With a war in the Middle East looming, the troubled airline industry is bracing for more turbulence by seeking relief measures from Congress, providing flexibility to travelers, carefully reviewing corporate contracts and mulling service reductions should passenger traffic further deteriorate.

Continental, Delta, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, United and US Airways each announced new policies to permit ticket changes without traditional fees during the next few weeks of uncertainty, or, said US Airways, and later seconded by United, "in the event of military action and/or a Homeland Security Department issuance of a 'code red' alert."

Many U.S. corporations have indicated they would...

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