[ml/nj]

Go to American Airlines' website and write an email to them. Or call. Whatever

I just did that, and sent them this message:

I don't know my AA #, and to be honest I don't fly your routes much any more. But if the following story is true, I would go out of my way to avoid AA in the future.

The story I have in mind is the CONFISCATION of two empty cigar lighters in checked luggage detailed by James Suckling on Cigar Aficionado's website. (http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Daily/CA_Daily_News/0,2342,806,00.html)

Now before you go and tell me you were only following orders (as if that were a defense), I would like to know why your representative did not offer to mail Mr. Suckling's lighters to whatever address he suggested. (For a small fee, since I realize your financial predicament.) With service like this American will be sure to go the way of Eastern.

I requested a reply. We'll see what happens.

ML/NJ

[savedbygrace]

Good job. I've emailed them too. I agree that AA has the right to restrict what they'll carry, but that they have no right to confiscate items they won't ship.