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Old Sep 15, 2009, 10:34 am
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sbagdon
 
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Originally Posted by Peetyrd
ELM -DTW - MIA. Misconnected in DTW because of a mechanical issue. I have no status. Was given a hotel room to share with two other strangers. (Regular room, 2 double beds, the strangers were friends travelling together) Wrote to TTU and this is the response I got.

"As to your question concerning your stay at the Quality Inn,
I appreciate the opportunity to explain that generally, we will not ask
passengers who are not traveling together to share a room. However, if
there is a shortage of rooms we may encourage customers to seek
accommodations together since they otherwise would not have a room at
all
."

I personally thought it was a breach of security and privacy. They have to be breaking some rule. I guess thats what happens when you have no status on an airline.
What I'm really hearing is "seek a room with a stranger, or have no room. The choice is yours".

Originally Posted by hobo13
Interestingly, there is a report of this happening on United recently. United_PR says it should never happen.
What shouldn't happen, and what does happen at the airport, are different things.
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