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Jun 4, 2010, 6:48 AM

jimworcs

Join Date: Jan 2008

Location: Lot et Garonne, France

Posts: 3,197

Judge,
Let's say you bought a cable service and it failed 3 times in two months... would you question if the service was reliable?

If you bought a new refridgerator and it broke down three times in two months and you had to have it replaced... would you still have faith in that brand?

Oh yeah, I keep forgetting... airlines are unique. They are not expected or required to provide a reliable service, good customer service or value for money. My question is though.. WHY?

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