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The Ultimate "Rule 240" List

Some airlines still call it "Rule 240" and others a "contract of carriage" but no matter what the name, it still means the same thing: power to the traveler. But which airlines still use it and how much does it protect a traveler? More »

1:29 PM on Mon Jul 28 2008
By Ben Popken
19,251 views, 11 comments

Latest by n/a: Just flew with US Air to the West Coast from the East Coast this weekend. There were delays in both more »

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Will Someone Please Just Tell Us If Rule 240 @#$@*^% Exists?

There's been a heated debate going on amongst travel experts as to whether or not the famed "Rule 240" still exists, and if so, in what form does the rule take? More »

3:19 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Meg Marco
9,135 views, 12 comments

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4 Facts About Rule 240

Last week, travel consumer advocate Christopher Elliott listed four secrets about rule 240—that borderline mythic rule that describes how an airline will behave regarding a canceled or delayed flight—that he says are too often overlooked by travel experts and regular folk:"It's hardly an all-powerful provision that can be invoked by every stranded passenger. Somewhere between myth and a magic bullet lies the truth about Rule 240." More »

8:50 PM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Chris Walters
12,962 views, 22 comments

Latest by silverpie: Before deregulation, when the rules were standardized, it was Rule 240. Many airlines still follow the numbering of those old more »

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No More "Rule 240" For American Airlines

Reader Tom writes in to let us know that American Airlines will no longer rebook you on another airline in the event of a delay or cancellation. He attempted to lay the old "Rule 240" on them and was told that Rule 240 had been changed to "Rule 18"... whatever that is. More »

1:23 PM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Meg Marco
10,749 views, 24 comments

Latest by n/a: I had a good 5 graph rant going, but it was unexpectedly deleted before my eyes, mr.bowler is sneaky like more »

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The Today Show Tackles The Five-Second Rule

Hey look, the Today Show dropped two pieces of bread on the floor to test the five-second rule. Unlike a recent study conducted by real scientists, the Today Show's test was overseen by two college students clad in matching black shirts. Towards the end, Matt Lauer chimes in with some excellent advice: "I don't pick Skittles off the ground in the train station. No, I don't do that."

The Today Show

9:50 AM on Tue Aug 7 2007
By Carey
2,644 views, 25 comments

Latest by bchains: ahh, the high quality of college research in the US. more »

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Don't Fly Without A Copy Of Rule 240

If it's the airline's fault that your flight is delayed or canceled or you missed your connection, whip out a copy of their Rule 240. More »

3:45 PM on Fri Apr 6 2007
By Ben Popken
53,756 views, 18 comments

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McDonald's "Promotes" the 10 Second Rule

So we were poking around Flickr, as we sometimes do, when we spotted this receipt. It reads:
    We promote the 10 secound [sic] rule At your local long lake MC Donalds
Now, isn't the 10 second rule about dropping food on the floor? And isn't it the 5 second rule? Ew! What's going on at this McDonald's? That's just gross.—MEGHANN MARCO More »

4:29 PM on Tue Jan 16 2007
By Meg Marco
984 views, 24 comments

Latest by ryber: Actually, at a McDonald's I used to work at, they did promote the 10-second rule, though it just meant that more »