Learned my lesson and paid my tuition (missing flight)
Feb 2, 2019, 6:28 am
#16
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A Red Coat told the agent to hand write the bag tag (they had stickers with empty fields for them to fill in details) and they did that and it made it onto an international flight just fine.
Had no idea DL could do that. But if I'm at the counter with minutes to spare and their agents misses the cutoff - thats always on them, not on me.
Last time I showed up to the gate with 2 roller suitcases and 2 personal items. Agent at first wasn't pleased (because she thought I wanted to take it all on board) so she said "You have another person traveling with you?"
And I replied "No m'aam, but I am not trying to take these on board. You can check the 2 suitcases." She was much more pleasant after that, and it probably helped that I had 3 free checked bags as DM/being in F (but hadn't used any on that reservation). So this is always an option as long as your bag can pass the TSA carry on security check (aka no big liquids)
Feb 2, 2019, 7:56 am
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Delta has been good to me, on the very few times I missed a bag drop deadline, about letting me sign bag a waiver accepting responsibility if my bag does not make the flight. Each time, FYI, my bag made it just fine
Feb 2, 2019, 11:15 am
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Feb 2, 2019, 11:32 am
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You probably could have boarded the aircraft if you didn’t need to check the bag, assuming you had checked in online and had your boarding passes (although for international you may not have been able), although I guess they still should have been able to print your boarding pass until T-30m, it’s just that the system would lock them out from printing a bag tag.
If your bag was not much bigger than a carry-on, you might have also been able to get it through TSA and checked it at the gate - they obviously don’t have the same time constraints.
If your bag was not much bigger than a carry-on, you might have also been able to get it through TSA and checked it at the gate - they obviously don’t have the same time constraints.
It could take too much time to get a copy of the waiver to be signed if agents don't have it handy at the counter.
Feb 2, 2019, 3:59 pm
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Yeah, you got really, really lucky tbh. Usually that'd be hundreds/thousands to pay on the day I'd think.
Feb 2, 2019, 5:34 pm
#21
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And why did Delta gave me 825 miles for that? It shows as a bonus of "5MPD Big Game ATL", no idea what that is.
Feb 2, 2019, 5:37 pm
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I agree, I feel extremely thankful to Delta. I was on an OY fare from LAX-PVG (used miles to upgrade from PS -> D1), does that change anything? I know Delta is more relaxed about award tickets.
Feb 2, 2019, 7:05 pm
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I Googled and apparently there's a promo this weekend that they didn't bother notifying anyone about. But that made me check and I got 5x for my ride yesterday as well ^
Feb 2, 2019, 7:54 pm
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OP< SOOOO glad you made it. Were Amtrak or o/w on AA not options? All things considered tho you got off relatively unscathed and the Lyft wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. So glad it all worked tho!
Feb 2, 2019, 10:31 pm
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I have a feeling that Delta will go in my account and take those miles away from me, very soon.
Feb 2, 2019, 10:35 pm
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Thanks! I thought about other airlines, but the cost is more than Lyft and I have to claim my luggage and check them again with Delta. There is also a terminal change, not ideal in LAX. Amtrak could work, but I I have to Lyft to the station, take Amtrak and then take another Lyft to LAX, why not save the trouble and do one Lyft instead. Anyway, I'm amazed by how little Lyft costs, I remember other airlines were all $200 ish.
Feb 2, 2019, 10:36 pm
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Feb 9, 2019, 10:35 am
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Feb 9, 2019, 11:02 am
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Sometimes it depends on check-in agent though international adds a wrinkle.
A couple times ex-LGA I've either barely made it or swapped to an earlier flight but had checked bag due to liquids. They have allowed them through but made me sign a form acknowledging it was a late check-in situation and that I would not hold DL liable for bags being late because of the late check-in. Both situations were within 5 minutes of the cutoff (and both times I was physically there but line both SKY/F and regular line were painfully slow).
A couple times ex-LGA I've either barely made it or swapped to an earlier flight but had checked bag due to liquids. They have allowed them through but made me sign a form acknowledging it was a late check-in situation and that I would not hold DL liable for bags being late because of the late check-in. Both situations were within 5 minutes of the cutoff (and both times I was physically there but line both SKY/F and regular line were painfully slow).