RUSH TRANSCRIPT Cheryl Cheryl ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Vaughn thank you ░░░░░░░░ that live report I ░░░░░░░░ to bring in to ░░░░░░░░ right now independent women ░░░░░░░░ forum policy director Hadley ░░░░░░░░ Manning There s the ░░░░░░░░ should the government force ░░░░░░░░ airlines to give passengers ░░░░░░░░ Man tough questions Airline ░░░░░░░░ just like small business ░░░░░░░░ and individuals are all ░░░░░░░░ to navigate really tough ░░░░░░░░ in the midst of ░░░░░░░░ pandemic I think the ░░░░░░░░ lies not only considering ░░░░░░░░ is fair but also ░░░░░░░░ considering what incentives were ░░░░░░░░ both the airlines and ░░░░░░░░ on either side of ░░░░░░░░ So for example if ░░░░░░░░ make it too easy ░░░░░░░░ consumers to get refunds ░░░░░░░░ of the reason they ░░░░░░░░ cancel on a flight ░░░░░░░░ you re creating an ░░░░░░░░ for consumers to book ░░░░░░░░ several flights for one ░░░░░░░░ and cancel all but ░░░░░░░░ at the last minute ░░░░░░░░ on their preferences or ░░░░░░░░ best price On the ░░░░░░░░ hand if you make ░░░░░░░░ so that it is ░░░░░░░░ difficult for consumers to ░░░░░░░░ refunds in the midst ░░░░░░░░ uncertain pan DEM muck ░░░░░░░░ you might create an ░░░░░░░░ for passengers to feel ░░░░░░░░ is public health reason ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t travel For ░░░░░░░░ if they feel they ░░░░░░░░ symptoms or even without ░░░░░░░░ they have been exposed ░░░░░░░░ germs We want to ░░░░░░░░ it easy for people ░░░░░░░░ back out on travel ░░░░░░░░ it is what is ░░░░░░░░ for public health and ░░░░░░░░ health Cheryl I think ░░░░░░░░ onus on the airlines ░░░░░░░░ they should do what ░░░░░░░░ were advised to do ░░░░░░░░ to do by the ░░░░░░░░ of Transportation which they ░░░░░░░░ not been doing 25 ░░░░░░░░ complaints in two months ░░░░░░░░ normally get 1500 complaints ░░░░░░░░ month We re talking ░░░░░░░░ 000 Because they re ░░░░░░░░ refunding money they re ░░░░░░░░ ones canceling the flights ░░░░░░░░ for the airlines at ░░░░░░░░ for the next six ░░░░░░░░ in good faith to ░░░░░░░░ these passengers and obviously ░░░░░░░░ financial hardships That way ░░░░░░░░ avoid the coming in ░░░░░░░░ comes in and say ░░░░░░░░ have to do it ░░░░░░░░ cannot be going back ░░░░░░░░ the policy it could ░░░░░░░░ permanent Exactly Congress wants ░░░░░░░░ for airlines I take ░░░░░░░░ at their word that ░░░░░░░░ cause serious cash flow ░░░░░░░░ potential bankruptcy related issues ░░░░░░░░ airlines have been one ░░░░░░░░ the hardest hit industries ░░░░░░░░ doesn t say they ░░░░░░░░ t received 25 billion ░░░░░░░░ federal relief funding through ░░░░░░░░ CARES Act but there ░░░░░░░░ some ways airlines could ░░░░░░░░ around some of the ░░░░░░░░ health concerns They re ░░░░░░░░ federal checks at airports ░░░░░░░░ warrant the federal government ░░░░░░░░ pay for that as ░░░░░░░░ That is tricky balance ░░░░░░░░ walking the line what ░░░░░░░░ critical industry Air travel ░░░░░░░░ a critical industry Our ░░░░░░░░ supported the airline industry ░░░░░░░░ times through different stimulus ░░░░░░░░ and bailouts Also facing ░░░░░░░░ concerns on the consumer ░░░░░░░░ Those consumers who paid ░░░░░░░░ for airline tickets they ░░░░░░░░ t travel they re ░░░░░░░░ where it my money ░░░░░░░░ need a refund now ░░░░░░░░ We reformed the TSA ░░░░░░░░ the TSA after 9 ░░░░░░░░ Maybe this is the ░░░░░░░░ step in that evolution ░░░░░░░░ that agency We ll ░░░░░░░░ Hadley thank you very ░░░░░░░░ Appreciate it Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Some airline experts say