It=B9s not discrimination unless the particular service is considered require= d for =8Cevery-day=B9 living. You are not =B3forced=B2 to do anything. Courts in the USA & Canada have upheld this concept time and time again. For example, since telephone service is considered a basic living requirement, telephone companies are =B3required=B2 (quotation marks used carefully) to provide =B3Universal Access.=B2 Reality of course is very different. Traveling on a plane is considered a privilege, not a right, therefore many would consider it not-discriminatory. Airlines, of course, ignore certain customer segments for good reasons, but at their own peril. Mind you, the US government (unlike most others in the world) subsidizes their airline industry to such a degree it is rapidly approaching the level of =B3universal access.=B2 Matthew On 7/9/02 8:11 PM, "Bill Dunn" <billdunn2@juno.com> wrote: > yes but that means you have to pay more for > the same ticket if you got from a airline, they > insist on a credit card yet there are people who > cant for any reason don't have credit cards . > so they have to buy a ticket from a travel > agent which charges more then the ticket right? > so to me thats discrimation you are *forced to > buy the ticket from a travel agent since you > cant pay cash to buy a e-ticket from the airline > right? >=20