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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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Apr 24, 2011, 6:26 PM

azstar

Join Date: Sep 2008

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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy Slept Here

Had the OP NOT given up his seats, but was then denied boarding--due to overbooking--THEN he would have been entitled to cash compensation. Judge, am I right?

As to Jim's check: I suspect that was a function of EU regulations rather than any fit of generosity on the part of US Airways.

Federal guidelines are clearer regarding compensation and type when a passengers is "involuntarily" bumped.

More flexibility is allowed when a passenger "volunteers" to be bumped. Compensation is normally in the form of travel voucher because that's easiest and cheapest for the airline. Airlines can, and do, offer cash compensation in lieu of vouchers.

By law, voluntary or involuntary, the airline MUST refund the cost of transportation if that's what the passenger requests.

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