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Old Jan 7, 2015 | 10:41 pm
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Originally Posted by PitaPan
This whole year was on stand-by for me and the missus, and we luckily only got stuck once....YYC-YWG of all places.
Personally I think not getting onto the plane to YWG is better than actually having to go to Winnipeg; but hey...one FTers opinion.

I've been stuck on standby twice, once on a UA rev ticket due to my family dropping me at the airport 8 hours before my flight (thanks guys...?), and once on an award ticket when my scheduled DL flight took off early without me and I had to wait around for the next flight 5 hours later during a thunderstorm (thank you Platinum card for Sky Club access).


Back to the TR...Australia looks interesting to visit, both this and other reports, but it really doesn't rank high on my visit list because it seems like a really expensive version of Canada/US except with Kangaroos and Koala bears. I'll get there some day, though probably not anytime soon.
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