08.03.2009 1:19 pm

Airlines’ bumping bonus was an Illini innovation

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If you’ve ever been on an overbooked flight, you know the drill: The airline offers vouchers good for future air travel, and usually enough people are willing to trade a little inconvenience today for a free flight later. What you…

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08.03.2009 11:26 am

Flying out of Cape Girardeau? You’re costing Uncle Sam $1,900

By David Nicklaus

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Associated Press took a revealing look last week at the federal government’s Essential Air Service program, which subsidizes air travel to 152 small airports. The program’s cost is skyrocketing: The Senate Appropriations Committee just approved $175 million for the program…

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Airlines’ bumping bonus was an Illini innovation

Flying out of Cape Girardeau? You’re costing Uncle Sam $1,900

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