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Credit cards only when you buy plane tickets: The surprise bankruptcy of Frontier Airlines last month was caused by a sudden demand for additional holdbacks from the carrier s credit card processor. And the bankruptcy should be a reminder that the only safe way to buy a plane ticket is to use your credit card. Put away your debit card. Forget PayPal. Ignore any other payment system an airline suggests you can use. It s credit cards. Period. Why? The Fair Credit Billing Act requires credit card companies to remove a charge if an airline tanks before you can use your ticket. But you don t have that protection if you use your debit card, a check, PayPal, cash or any other payment method. If your airline tanks and you haven t paid with a credit card, you go to the end of the unsecured creditors line and you ll never see your money again. What s this got to do with Frontier? The airline s credit card processor, First Data, was obviously concerned that Frontier might stop flying, travel expedia so it decided to hold back a greater share of Frontier s credit card receipts as a partial offset against potential cardholder claims. travel expedia Frontier is asking travel expedia its bankruptcy judge to stop First Data from increasing its holdbacks.
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travel expedia Frontier travel expedia shrinks and Southwest grows in Denver: Bankrupt Frontier Airlines is dumping service to five cities from its hub in Denver. In the next 45 days, the carrier will drop flights to Sioux City, Iowa; Jacksonville, Florida; Little Rock; Memphis; and Tulsa. All of the service was operated with commuter jets. Meanwhile, Southwest is growing again in Denver.
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