"Your Flight Has Been Cancelled, But We Are Offering a Bus"
#1
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"Your Flight Has Been Cancelled, But We Are Offering a Bus"
Heard on the public address at MSP with regard to flights to Rochester, MN.
#2
Join Date: Aug 2012
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Many passengers aren't aware that buried in the conditions of contract with DL, is language similar to the effect that they "may divert you to other modes of transport".
I've had air freight shipments diverted to rail carriage for the same reason.
I used to hear that a lot of flights to LEX out of CVG ended up being bussed.
Only happened to me once, when trying to get to PSC. Bussed in from GEG due to fog
I've had air freight shipments diverted to rail carriage for the same reason.
I used to hear that a lot of flights to LEX out of CVG ended up being bussed.
Only happened to me once, when trying to get to PSC. Bussed in from GEG due to fog
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My coworker was flying to LAS for CES this year and her flight got cancelled and they were all bused to LAS....not sure if it was DL or not but man I hate that drive!
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#11
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The DAY-CVG CRJ-200 routes were constantly offloading passengers for weight and balance in the early 2000s. When I was going to/from college, I can't recall how many times I took a shuttle from one airport to the other and ended up with $400 Delta Dollars. That was when I truly learned to appreciate the Keynesian Economics behind IVDB and the point/miles game.
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At least the bus that runs from Logan to BGR has WiFi.
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Many passengers aren't aware that buried in the conditions of contract with DL, is language similar to the effect that they "may divert you to other modes of transport".
I've had air freight shipments diverted to rail carriage for the same reason.
I used to hear that a lot of flights to LEX out of CVG ended up being bussed.
Only happened to me once, when trying to get to PSC. Bussed in from GEG due to fog
I've had air freight shipments diverted to rail carriage for the same reason.
I used to hear that a lot of flights to LEX out of CVG ended up being bussed.
Only happened to me once, when trying to get to PSC. Bussed in from GEG due to fog
OTOH even a short flight earns at least 500 MQMs and 1 MQS plus some RDMs and MQDs, so some people prefer to put such short flights on their ticket and might prefer to accept the bus to ensure SkyMiles credit. I suspect that choosing to rent a car would be considered voluntary and thus not eligible for ORC.