Couple sues airlines over cockroaches, and more
A North Carolina couple is suing Air Tran Airways for $100,000, because they claim they saw cockroaches on a flight.
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Couple sues airlines over cockroaches
A North Carolina couple is suing Air Tran Airways for $100,000, because they claim they saw cockroaches on a flight. Harry Marsh and Kaitlin Rush say the sight of cockroaches crawling out of an air vent “caused great distress,” and forced them to throw away clothing in their luggage for fear of roach contamination.
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