Airline Stories

3 Families--
3 flights...
3 different cities..
same dates of travel...
3 different airlines...
all have had time changes, some more than once, since April...
I usually try to check flight schedules at least weekly.

My brother and his family lost their seat assignments on Continental. The airline was thoughtful enough to reassign their seats , but the seats are not together. Good thing the kids are old enough to sit by themselves.

Last year on our departing flight to Aruba we lost our seats going down in one of these "computer changes". Luckily we noticed quickly enough to get Delta to get our original seats back.

Last week for the first time, I received an actual email from Delta alerting us to a time change on our outbound flight in December. How nice of them? First time they have ever done this and this is the second time that the departure time on this flight has changed. Why they bothered this time, I have NO clue...

Today I went to check the flights for dh, dd and myself for 3 upcoming trips (2 to AUA and one to NJ). Delta changed not the time on our flight for June BUT THE DATE!

Evidently they decided they were not going to fly to Aruba on that Wednesday in June so just switched us over to a Thursday departure instead. In essence they cut our trip from 12 nights to 11 nights!

Dh phoned Delta and figured it was worthless trying to get an explanation just asked them to switch our departure to a day later. They didn't try to argue that we had to pay a change fee, so I suppose in their record they saw what happened. But still this is one of the stranger travel stories I have heard in awhile.

I am VERY thankful that our travel plans are flexible at that time of the year and we are not locked into a timeshare. Also would be a little upset if we had a timeshare into which we were locked into specific dates.

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Lisa

thank goodness you checked, what stinks is they get away with it ! we booked our feb trip in sept and has changed already
I have a question if they change departure time or any part of your flight can you cancel or opt for another flight with no penalties or fees the reason I ask is we are taking a 1 stop flight boston to miami to aruba price was 498 direct was more than double so I am tracking the price of the direct incase it comes back to earth

Depends what airline. I was able to cancel when US Air stopped midweek non stops from PHL and added a stop in Charlotte. Just happened rates had dropped so I cancelled and immediately rebooked at lower rate, but with a stop. A couple of months later US Air put back the midweek nonstop in November at the same price. I was able to get back on the non stop with no change fee. May have just been lucky or had a very understanding agent.

We leave in 11 days and so far still have the non stop and times have not changed.

i must be a lucky one but in all my travels throughout my life i've never had a flight cancelled, a flight time changed before the date or any of these other horror stories(knock on wood)..yes i've had some late flights caused by one reason or another but hearing all these stories makes you wonder what the hell the airlines are doing with all the money we pay for our flights..

Hi. This upcoming December will be my fourth trip to Aruba for New Years. I realize in comparison to some other travlelers, my trips are peanuts. However, for the past 2 trips and my next trip in December, we book our trip through a charter. The flight is always non-stop, no cancellations, flight changes, etc. This year we booked with Apple Vacations, the prior 2 trips were booked through TNT. These charters leave out of Boston. And for the timeshare owners, you can purchase airfare only.

Hi, thanks for the Apple info...Do you know if you can purchase a 2 wk ticket?

Cindyo
Daughters on Rennaissance Island
"LETS GO RED SOX "


Next Aruba trip in

we made inquiries with TNT and GWV re: their charter air only and the
answer was NO for the 2 week inquiry.

Kevin @ USS Constitution at his commissioning from Midshipman to Ensign 6/20/08

Thanks, thats what we figured..........

Cindyo
Daughters on Rennaissance Island
"LETS GO RED SOX "


Next Aruba trip in

Delta flight cancell on us to ,Feb 22 ,2008 on our return home we are
leaving Auba at 4:14 and get to Atlanta 7:34 p.m
leaving atlanta 6:02 pm for Portland Me .Thank god I did check otherwise I will be stock ,Now we have to spend the night in Atlanta we are 7 of us .They reschedule us for Feb 23,2008 Atlanta to Portland Me .They never call us or e-mail us .The first time i call the ladie was not nice , oh well that happen ,the second time I call the ladie her name was Star she was very nice and help us to figure out.We are talking school vacation busy week .
I don't think is right to do that ,they very independant .Like I said check your flight often .
have Nice Holiday's ginette