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> American was not supplying food or hotel vouchers - all those people are coming out of pocket I guess. Why are they not subject to a class action lawsuit? Th

> American was not supplying food or hotel vouchers - all those people are coming out of pocket I guess. Why are they not subject to a class action lawsuit? The problems rather obviously seem to be American's fault. Seems like some enterprising lawyer should buy a ticket, drive to the airport, go to the AA gates, and start handing out business cards to everyone in sight.

bdunbar 14y ago
> go to the AA gates You have to be a ticketed passenger to get _to_ the gates.
- w1ntermute 14y ago
  Then buy a ticket. It'd be a worthwhile expenditure.
  - joelrunyon 14y ago
    Great answer (but if the computers are down, can he buy a ticket?).
    - mikeash 14y ago
      Doesn't have to be a ticket on AA.
      - lisper 14y ago
        And it can be fully refundable.
- saryant 14y ago
  Schedule a meeting in the AA Admiral's Club. The agents will give you a pass to get through security without a ticket.
- dredmorbius 14y ago
  It'd be worth the cost of a cheap ticket. Problem is: the reservation system's down.
dragonwriter 14y ago
> Why are they not subject to a class action lawsuit? Uh, because it takes time to file those. Also, I suspect, because they have binding arbitration and anti-class-action clauses in the fine print of ticket purchase agreements.
- mmanfrin 14y ago
  Such clauses are of dubious legality.
anigbrowl 14y ago
Why are they not subject to a class action lawsuit? The problems rather obviously seem to be American's fault. Read the fine print on your ticket. You're not promised perfection.
edouard1234567 14y ago
There's no regulation per se, it's whatever is in the fineprint when you purchase your ticket. They typically wave any responsibility if the reason for the delay is any of the following : bad weather, acts of God, terrorist activities, war, strikes, "any shortage of labor, fuel or facilities” and “any event not reasonably foreseen, anticipated or predicted” This could fall under "not reasonably foreseen" or maybe act of God for the very religious :).
nness 14y ago
For sake of argument, would you sue AA if just one flight was delayed 3 hours?
- mikeash 14y ago
  The whole point of a class-action lawsuit is to aggregate a large number of people with relatively minor harm into a single lawsuit to avoid heavy per-person overhead. There have been plenty of class-action lawsuits where the harm per person was less than the cost of an airport hotel room for one night.

bdunbar 14y ago

> go to the AA gates You have to be a ticketed passenger to get _to_ the gates.

w1ntermute 14y ago
Then buy a ticket. It'd be a worthwhile expenditure.
- joelrunyon 14y ago
  Great answer (but if the computers are down, can he buy a ticket?).
  - mikeash 14y ago
    Doesn't have to be a ticket on AA.
    - lisper 14y ago
      And it can be fully refundable.
saryant 14y ago
Schedule a meeting in the AA Admiral's Club. The agents will give you a pass to get through security without a ticket.
dredmorbius 14y ago
It'd be worth the cost of a cheap ticket. Problem is: the reservation system's down.

dragonwriter 14y ago

> Why are they not subject to a class action lawsuit? Uh, because it takes time to file those. Also, I suspect, because they have binding arbitration and anti-class-action clauses in the fine print of ticket purchase agreements.

mmanfrin 14y ago
Such clauses are of dubious legality.

anigbrowl 14y ago

Why are they not subject to a class action lawsuit? The problems rather obviously seem to be American's fault. Read the fine print on your ticket. You're not promised perfection.

edouard1234567 14y ago

There's no regulation per se, it's whatever is in the fineprint when you purchase your ticket. They typically wave any responsibility if the reason for the delay is any of the following : bad weather, acts of God, terrorist activities, war, strikes, "any shortage of labor, fuel or facilities” and “any event not reasonably foreseen, anticipated or predicted” This could fall under "not reasonably foreseen" or maybe act of God for the very religious :).

nness 14y ago

For sake of argument, would you sue AA if just one flight was delayed 3 hours?

mikeash 14y ago
The whole point of a class-action lawsuit is to aggregate a large number of people with relatively minor harm into a single lawsuit to avoid heavy per-person overhead. There have been plenty of class-action lawsuits where the harm per person was less than the cost of an airport hotel room for one night.