It's been almost five months since US Airways flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson river. Since then, Captain Chesley Sullenberger has been hailed as a hero for professionally landing a flight that seemed destined for a complete disaster. All passenger survived and the only injuries reported were minor. Even the passenger's possessions that were lost in the flight were promised to be reimbursed.
The American International Group (AIG), however, has yet to reimburse these people for anything they lost in the flight. Apparently, for AIG to accept an insurance claim for an airline, they have to find fault (beyond a shadow of a doubt) with the airline in question.
Morgan Durrant, a spokesperson for US Airways said that each passenger was given a check for $5,000, which is a great start. But what about people who had more than five grand at stake? What about medical bills for those who needed attention and laptops, cellphones, and suitcases full of clothing and jewelry? Leave it to a company who screwed up bad enough to be taken over by the government to screw people over once more.
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