Compared to the overall cost of a long flight, that amount is pretty cheap.

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The final pieces of data were the last four digits of the credit card that was used to pay for the flight, the type of card, and the amount and date of the charge.

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At the time, the exchange argued that Mr Grasso deserved to receive an amount comparable with the pay of other top-flight executives in America.

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One possibility: Because the people who are addicted enough to the Internet to use in-flight WiFi are probably the same kind people who, given the right amount of boredom, could end up addicted to other fine technology products.

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The pound-and-a-half weight of a current iPad sheds the tremendous amount of weight that would normally be needed for a conventional in-flight entertainment system built into the headrest, which on a typical 375-seat 767 could see the iPads pay for themselves within years, if not sooner.

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For instance, InsideTrip awards different scores for the duration of a flight and the airline's on-time performance, its lost-luggage track record, even the amount of legroom aboard planes.

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