[nagdu] another issue with airlines and the ACAA

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

Absolutely. The airlines have no reason to change, so why will they?
Loosing money always hurts. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jenine Stanley
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 8:31 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: [nagdu] another issue with airlines and the ACAA

As much as I hate our overly litigious society, one of the biggest
drawbacks
I see to the Air Carrier Access Act is, as I understand it, no ability
for
victims of discrimination to file civil suits, or collect damages beyond
a
certain point or for a certain type of compensation. Can't recall
exactly
how that works at this point in the evening, but it seriously limits
what
the airlines have to pay in terms of damages. 

Though civil rights should never be about suing for big money, the
threat of
large lawsuits with deep penalties has had some effects on other public
businesses. Granted, some of these effects have been negative, but
frankly,
I'd rather have them be just that tiny bit afraid they might lose their
financial shirts if they screw up. 

Jenine Stanley
jeninems at wowway.com




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