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From: eagan@druxp.UUCP (EaganMS)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Welcome to Nebraska
Message-ID: <683@druxp.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 30-Jan-85 10:05:20 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 30 10:05:20 1985
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En route from Newark ew Jersey to Denver, Colorado this past Monday
night we were told we could not land in Denver airport due to fog.
So, we landed in Lincoln, Nebraska instead.
At first the pilot was not sure if we would even be able to continue
on our journey that evening, so we waited in the Licoln airport
aor around 2 hours. Finally it was determined that the fog was not
going to lift.

The airline we were flying was United. I think they handled the 
situation very nicely. They put us all up at the Hilton for the night
and gave each of us a $10.00 food allowance (so, 2 married people
got $20.00 together). They had shuttles take us to the Hilton, and
they had charter buses take us back to the airport the following
morning. They made it very easy for us by not even requiring us
to sign any forms at the hotel. The hotel just gave each family a key.

I have been told that other (smaller, "bargain") airlines told
their passengers at other airports that night "you're on your
own".
All I can say is I am glad I flew United.