US Air flight crashes into Hudson River.

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Wow. Just wow.

I just had a discussion with some of the folks here at the office. They heard at the time of the crash the water temperature was 40 Degrees and the outside temp was in the teens, so they said they would have waited in the water where it was warmer.

Oy vey!

Which is dumb since 40 is plenty cold enough to get hypothermic and water will pull heat away from you WAY quicker than air

[Moonliner]

US Airways passengers get $5,000 each; is it enough?

Many US Airways (LCC) passengers who endured a crash landing in the Hudson River 12 days ago say they appreciate the $5,000 that the airline has offered — but some say it's not enough.
Joe Hart, a salesman from Charlotte who suffered a bloody nose and bruises, says he "would like to be made whole for the incident."

It was good for US Airways to reimburse passengers for the cost of the flight and lost luggage, but in this case I don't see why they should be on the hook for more than that.

The accident was caused by an act of God type thing and the crew from all accounts performed admirably. Yeah it sucks to be on a plane that lands in a river but I don't see how US Airways is responsible for your emotional trauma.

It's not clear from the article, perhaps Joe is just asking for the medical costs of patching up his nose but it reads like he's looking for a lottery type payday.

[Drince88]

Sorry, Mr. Hart - what expenses did you have that exceeded $5000? Do you not know the definition of 'made whole'?

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Drince88

Sorry, Mr. Hart - what expenses did you have that exceeded $5000? Do you not know the definition of 'made whole'?

He wants his nose blood back.