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Old May 3, 2009, 2:29 pm
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BobH
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DTW/FNT
Programs: Delta (nee NW), Hilton Diamond. IHG (PT)
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Originally Posted by hw711
I was suppose to take the redeye later tonight from LAX and connect at DTW to ORD (first flight tomorrow morning). I got an earlier flight out of LAX. The agent here at DTW told me I can't stand by on a flight to ORD today because my original flight to ORD isn't on the same day. So I had to either pay for the flight change or get stuck in DTW for 15 hours. Urrrrrgggggg!!
and you can drive it in about 5 hours..... depending on where in Chicago you have to be that is.....

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