RosevilleCAguy
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hockeymandan said:Dear American Airlines,
Please return the backpack of mine that you lost. Preferrably with all of my backpacking equipment still inside. Failing this, please at least pay me for what you lost. Then promptly burn in hell.
All my love,
hockeyman
Dear Hockeyman,
Sorry, but no can do. Any of the options given above just won't work here.
As you are aware, United Airlines just declared bankruptcy. We are trying to avoid this. You have helped us to achieve this goal. Perhaps an explaination of our procedures will give you a greater understanding.
We carefully scan all luggage before putting it on the plane. This assures that there are no bombs or other forbidden items in the luggage. It also allows us to determine if the luggage should be "lost"in order to help us financially.
All "lost" luggage is carefully emptied. The contents are sold and the bags are sent on to Tokyo, where they are placed on an endless conveyer belt to nowhere. The proceeds of the sale of the contents go to pay various operating costs.
In this case, the contents of your luggage were used to purchase 20 pounds of fuel for a commuter flight from Cleveland to Pittsburg. It was also used to help pay the pilots salary for the trip.
Thank you for choosing American Airlines for all your travel needs. Next time though, use better equipment when climbing. Not only is it safer for you, it brings a better "used" sale price.
Sincerely,
American Airlines
Sinc