It has cost over €12 billion ($15 billion) to get this far, spread equally between Airbus, its industrial partners and the European governments that have advanced refundable launch loans.
CORZINE -- Two-and-a-half billion unless we have a refundable piece for low-income Americans, which if we have the budget room, I would implement.
By comparison, the coach fares for the same trip on either Continental or United ranged from $904 to a hilarious $1,999, and would not have been refundable if, as turned out to be the case, I needed at the last minute to change my departure by a day.
Moreover, some of the consumers who don't show have bought refundable tickets, leaving the airlines with nothing.
In return, European governments have pledged to make refundable loans as development aid for the A3XX.
"We have non-refundable accommodation booked in Paris, and now we will have to find somewhere to sleep tonight.
Bob Atkinson of Travelsupermarket.com says hotels often have non-refundable early-booking deals, often via comparison and booking websites, which can save a lot of money, especially in the USA.
In the meantime, Nissan has taken refundable deposits on the first 20,000 Leafs, no matter what the sticker says.
KPMG said several of the 42 prospective buyers initially interested had paid refundable deposits of $1 million $1.48 millionon) for a place on the list of serious contenders.
Within months of his signing the contract to buy the land in May 1999, about 150 people had placed refundable deposits of $1,000 each indicating interest in purchasing lots, he said.
