Thanks Cigarman, I will keep this in mind. It was a bad situation since I had to get a much later flight than I had planned and this flight, (though I was ASSURED by the gate agent would get into New York by 11:30, she meant, the NEXT DAY! I would have missed work!) I luckily was able to get on a later flight back to Newark though, as it would not get in until 3 am and I had left my car at LGA from my departure (cabbed to EWR), I couldn't get home, had to call friends in NJ asked them to leave a key for me, then had to wear Mexican vacation clothes to work the next day!) ANYWAY thanks and, analise unfortunately I can't recall whether I paid more or not, I was so upset!