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Swiss Air Investigation Update (Feb 2026): Due to observed Swiss Air behavior, this investigation is escalating for additional serious violations of passenger rights including but not limited to issuing token and bad-faith refunds that bear no reasonable relation to the actual value of unused ticket segments; refusing to reimburse documented replacement transportation costs incurred as a direct result of their operational failures; misrepresenting nominal payments as meaningful refunds; failing to honor explicit written commitments to reimburse out-of-pocket expenses; forcing bereaved passengers to retrieve delayed baggage at their own expense despite being provided with a delivery address; shifting additional financial burdens onto passengers for fuel and transport required to recover mishandled luggage; attempting to substitute legally owed cash compensation with restrictive “goodwill” vouchers; implying that such vouchers constitute adequate settlement of unresolved claims; failing to provide transparent refund calculations or justification for nominal reimbursement amounts; and demonstrating bad-faith escalation handling through repetitive, non-authoritative, template-based responses that avoid substantive resolution.

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Dec 13, 2009, 10:41 PM

jimworcs

Join Date: Jan 2008

Location: Lot et Garonne, France

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Join today and start saving - enroll below in an annual membership for only $39.95. Your membership will be renewed automatically each anniversary from your date of sign up. You may cancel at anytime within your FREE SPIRIT profile.

FREE SPIRIT MasterCard holders can earn complimentary monthly membership by spending at least once on their card every month. Not a card holder yet? Apply today! You will automatically become a complimentary member the month after your first billing cycle!

To me, this is not as clear cut as you seem to think. If I read the first paragraph, I would think it is clear. Annual membership costs $39.95. Then I read the second paragraph. That seems to suggest that if I "Apply today" for a Mastercard, I will become a complimentary member.. to me, complimentary means free.

I am not so sure Phx that it is a clear as you imply.

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