Cathay Pacific Asia Miles - You will never guess where susiesan is now!

I am at the Pier in Hong Kong, Dec. 6, enroute back to the US at the end of our disatrous vacation in Thailand (more on that and our outbound CX flights when I get home). And here you all thought I'd never be flying on CX again. I was lucky to be able to have AA change our award seats from BKK on JAL to NRT Dec. 6 to CX flights KL-HKG-NRT, after buying a flight to KL from Phuket (very expensive) then onward to ORD on JAL tomorrow as planned. And we even got business seats on the CX flights! I'm not sure if I should thank CX or AA, whoever took pity on the refugees from Thailand.

susiesan

I am at the Pier in Hong Kong, Dec. 6, enroute back to the US at the end of our disatrous vacation in Thailand (more on that and our outbound CX flights when I get home). And here you all thought I'd never be flying on CX again. I was lucky to be able to have AA change our award seats from BKK on JAL to NRT Dec. 6 to CX flights KL-HKG-NRT, after buying a flight to KL from Phuket (very expensive) then onward to ORD on JAL tomorrow as planned. And we even got business seats on the CX flights! I'm not sure if I should thank CX or AA, whoever took pity on the refugees from Thailand.

susiesan

Didn't have "government protesters shut down airport" as one of the contingencies? What could you have been thinking?!!?

Didn't have "government protesters shut down airport" as one of the contingencies? What could you have been thinking?!!?

looooooooooooool let her go buds.. shoudl be quite distressed with that in Thailand

Yes it is ironic that after all of us doubters said to susiesan "calm down, everything will be alright" she gets caught up in the BKK fracas.

I was going to guess jail, but I guess I'd be wrong. ;)

Welcome back to the posts, susiesan, I think we are all looking forward to hearing the whole adventure.

I'm confused by this. Many flights have flown from BKK to NRT today (6 December). It looks like susiesan panicked and changed her plan when she didn't need to.

I'm confused by this. Many flights have flown from BKK to NRT today (6 December). It looks like susiesan panicked and changed her plan when she didn't need to.

I didn`t panic prematurely-normal flight schedule from BKK has not resumed yet.

When we arrived back to Phuket last Saturday Nov. 29 no one knew how long the Bangkok airport would be closed. So I made two plans-I changed our flights to Cambodia to go to　directly Siem Riep on Wednesday　on Bangkok Airways skipping Phnom Penh as BangkokAir had already cancelled that portion of the trip, and hoped things would get back to normal by Wednesday and we could still go to Cambodia, to the temples. But I also wanted to be sure we could get to Tokyo to meet our original JL flight　NRT-ORD on Sunday Dec. 7, so I called the travel insurance. They put us on a flight to KL on Friday Dec. 5, the soonest we could get out of Phuket (which cost $250 each one way). Then the insurance called AA and got our award tickets switched to CX flights KL-HKG-NRT on Dec. 6. So we`d make it to our original flight on Dec. 7 to ORD. I booked hotels in KL and NRT online myself. And here we are now, in the JL lounge at Narita homeward bound.

Even if the original JL flight　from BKK-NRT had flown last night, I don`t know if we would have been able to fly from　Phuket to Bangkok in time to make it.

More details about　the CX parts of the vacation from hell when I get home tomorrow. And I have start the fight with the travel insurance to get compensated for all of this. if this wasn`t trip delay/cancellation/interuption I don`t know what is.

susiesan

I just dont know how to you forgot to factor in a war / revolt into your plans

I just dont know how to you forgot to factor in a war / revolt into your plans

You can be sure I will for my next trip to Italy in April. You can never be too sure about those Romans. Hasn't the Rome airport been the subject of a bombing or two once before in the 70's or 80's? Uh oh. I have 4 1/2 months to fret about it.

You can be sure I will for my next trip to Italy in April. You can never be too sure about those Romans. Hasn't the Rome airport been the subject of a bombing or two once before in the 70's or 80's? Uh oh. I have 4 1/2 months to fret about it.

Don't forget about the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79AD.

You can be sure I will for my next trip to Italy in April. You can never be too sure about those Romans. Hasn't the Rome airport been the subject of a bombing or two once before in the 70's or 80's? Uh oh. I have 4 1/2 months to fret about it.

Not a bombing, but just as bad. A bunch of Palestinian terrorists shot up the area in front of the ticket counters, IIRC, with machine guns and grenades. December 27, 1985. Sixteen people died. Abu Nidal was sentenced in absentia to life in prison.

Not a bombing, but just as bad. A bunch of Palestinian terrorists shot up the area in front of the ticket counters, IIRC, with machine guns and grenades. December 27, 1985.
In which minutes later on the same day, a similar incident also took place at VIE.

I have 4 1/2 months to fret about it.
You can do us a favor by not fretting it out on this board. :rolleyes:

Dont forget and problems at the cork soaking factory as well http://video.aol.com/video-detail/cork-soakers/2678041050/?icid=VIDURVENT02

Don't forget about the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79AD.

:D

You can be sure I will for my next trip to Italy in April. You can never be too sure about those Romans. Hasn't the Rome airport been the subject of a bombing or two once before in the 70's or 80's? Uh oh. I have 4 1/2 months to fret about it.


Hmm Rome, you should be able to get a good deal on Alitalia :eek:

Having a ticket 4 1/2 months out on that airline would really give one something to fret about. :D

Tickets are on Delta, award seats. Of course, a ticket on any US airline is a risk these days. I'll do my fretting on the Delta boards. The next cruise ends in Athens where I see on the news they are rampaging in the streets.

BTW, we had just passed through the Rome airport in Nov. 1985, about a month before the shoot up. And we were on a cruise ship one day behind the Achille Lauro. That incident caused our ship to divert from it's stop in Tunisia.

is there nowhere in the world I can go that I don't have to worry about potential problems? Can't we all just get along???

For the millionth time can you just relax and enjoy? If you'd just take the effort to be more optimistic I'm sure you'd make the lives of yourself and everyone else's a lot better. ;)

is there nowhere in the world I can go that I don't have to worry about potential problems? Can't we all just get along???

Please post all of your travel plans, flight, hotels, cruises, taxi's, etc. so we can stay clear of you... YIKES!!! :eek:

I was on a CX flight from HKG-NRT on 6 Dec. Fortunately the flight went without incident.

Safe travels to all...

Susiesan! Where are the details of your disastrous outbound flight??

And I want to hear about the cruise...:D

Susiesan! Where are the details of your disastrous outbound flight??

Maybe they gave her a seat inside.

Just goes to show that all the planning in the world can neither predict nor prevent the unexpected. So, do you spend countless hours stressing about something you have absolutely no control over, or do you enjoy your life? Hmmmm.

Next year's susiesan itin: Mumbai, Athens, Zimbabwe, Pyongyang for the food riots, then back via Toronto just as the Canadian government topples.

Next year's susiesan itin: Mumbai, Athens, Zimbabwe, Pyongyang for the food riots, then back via Toronto just as the Canadian government topples.

Or maybe a fabulous and adventurous cruise down Somalia Sea/Gulf of Aden!

susiesan, I want to hear all the juicy details of your Thailand vacation!