Transferring files off dead Macbook Air

So I'm currently working on this persons' Macbook Air, and as far as I can see, the HDD s totally dead (DiskWarrior can't even do anything), but aside from the fact that it's practivally dead, I can't seem to find a way to get the files off of the HDD, though I can clearly see that they are still intact in Single User Mode.
Does anybody have any advice for getting the files off of this computer? It's a ~2009 Macbook Air with a ZIF HDD, so a SATA dock is out of the question >.>
Thanks Guys.

can try data recovery service to retrieve the data, some apple service providers offer this service for a fee
if you have access to another mac you can also try target disk mode to get the data off the old mac, this article tells how to do that:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10725
hopefully one of these 2 options works for you

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