81. No, the airlines say, they have not been reducing the number of free seats. 82. Nonrefundable tickets are nonrefundable, for example, although several airlines said that trips not taken because of a death in the family could warrant a refund. 83. Nojeim said the airlines invariably say they are following FAA guidelines in such instances. 84. Officials of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board are expected to arrive tomorrow, the airline said. 85. Officially, airlines say they value the business that agents send their way and have no intention of driving anyone into bankruptcy. 86. Only a handful of flights have had to be canceled because of reduced visibility caused by the haze, the airline said. 87. Origel is a recent arrival to the world of commercial flying, the airline said. 88. Other airlines have also said that they fear the same rule will be applied to them. 89. Other airlines say they are working on similar programs. 90. Others, though, say bag-matching would do nothing to deter a suicide bomber, and airlines say the delays and costs would be far greater. |