Airlines Offer Discounts to R&R Troops

[Nambe]

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Service members returning home from Southwest Asia for rest and recuperation leave can now get discount fares for connecting flights after they arrive at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport.

The R&R program, which began Sept. 25, provides free flights to Baltimore or to Frankfurt, Germany. Service members must pay for all transportation beyond those gateways.

The discount airline ticket program is designed to reduce the troops' out-of- pocket costs, airline officials said, particularly because most must buy their plane tickets at the last minute, when airlines generally charge higher prices. During the first week of the R&R program, service members received just two to three days notice of their leave, although more notice is expected now that the program is under way.

So far, Delta, American, Southwest and Northwest Airlines are offering discount tickets to eligible troops, and more airlines are expected to extend the offer. ---

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[SharonAnn]

1. For Pette's sake. This is ridiculous. We should pay for round

trip transportation home on the fastest way available. Jeeez!

How can the military support the Republicans? Have to pay $8 a day for food when they're in the hospital, have to pay for their own transportation home for R & R, etc.

[MrPrax]

2. Sure about this?

http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news/letters.asp?date=092803&id=l16340

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Soldier must pay for his trip home

We are usually quiet individuals, expressing little about world events and politics, etc. However, we have to stand up and say something now.

Our son-in-law is in the Army, serving our country for several months in Iraq. He was recently authorized to return home for two weeks. We are all grateful for this news! However, there is one catch _ he has to pay for the journey!

First meals and now airfare...

[TahitiNut]

3. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=139643