Now in LA, Left my Passport in MSP
Dec 25, 2022, 10:51 pm
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Now in LA, Left my Passport in MSP
I screwed up.
I flew home for the holidays and left my passport behind in MSP, and I'm scheduled to fly KLM LAX-AMS-XXX on Tuesday afternoon with the family.
- FedEx/USPS/UPS/DHL can't get me a passport until Wednesday.
- No carrier or combination of carriers can bring me from ONT/SNA/LAX->MSP and back again before my flight on Wednesday.
A friend of mine said that Delta offers some sort of "counter-to-counter" service, but didn't elaborate beyond that and no chat/phone agent seems to know what I'm talking about.
Is this perhaps Delta DASH? If so, does anyone have any recommendations on how to utilize this as an individual rather than a corporation?
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated as well.
TIA
I flew home for the holidays and left my passport behind in MSP, and I'm scheduled to fly KLM LAX-AMS-XXX on Tuesday afternoon with the family.
- FedEx/USPS/UPS/DHL can't get me a passport until Wednesday.
- No carrier or combination of carriers can bring me from ONT/SNA/LAX->MSP and back again before my flight on Wednesday.
A friend of mine said that Delta offers some sort of "counter-to-counter" service, but didn't elaborate beyond that and no chat/phone agent seems to know what I'm talking about.
Is this perhaps Delta DASH? If so, does anyone have any recommendations on how to utilize this as an individual rather than a corporation?
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated as well.
TIA
Dec 25, 2022, 11:04 pm
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Sorry to hear of your misfortune.
Do you have to travel with your family, or can you arrive at your European destination separately?
How many thousands of dollars are you willing to spend to fix this?
Do you have to travel with your family, or can you arrive at your European destination separately?
How many thousands of dollars are you willing to spend to fix this?
Dec 25, 2022, 11:05 pm
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I screwed up.
I flew home for the holidays and left my passport behind in MSP, and I'm scheduled to fly KLM LAX-AMS-XXX on Tuesday afternoon with the family.
- FedEx/USPS/UPS/DHL can't get me a passport until Wednesday.
- No carrier or combination of carriers can bring me from ONT/SNA/LAX->MSP and back again before my flight on Wednesday.
A friend of mine said that Delta offers some sort of "counter-to-counter" service, but didn't elaborate beyond that and no chat/phone agent seems to know what I'm talking about.
Is this perhaps Delta DASH? If so, does anyone have any recommendations on how to utilize this as an individual rather than a corporation?
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated as well.
TIA
I flew home for the holidays and left my passport behind in MSP, and I'm scheduled to fly KLM LAX-AMS-XXX on Tuesday afternoon with the family.
- FedEx/USPS/UPS/DHL can't get me a passport until Wednesday.
- No carrier or combination of carriers can bring me from ONT/SNA/LAX->MSP and back again before my flight on Wednesday.
A friend of mine said that Delta offers some sort of "counter-to-counter" service, but didn't elaborate beyond that and no chat/phone agent seems to know what I'm talking about.
Is this perhaps Delta DASH? If so, does anyone have any recommendations on how to utilize this as an individual rather than a corporation?
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated as well.
TIA
https://www.deltacargo.com/Cargo/
Dec 25, 2022, 11:11 pm
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Do you have a friend in MSP who wants to pick up some miles? Buy them a ticket and meet them when they get to LAX?
Like the old 'courier' flights from before the days of overnight shipping.
Like the old 'courier' flights from before the days of overnight shipping.
Dec 25, 2022, 11:15 pm
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There's a special webpage for DASH service:
https://www.deltacargo.com/Cargo/catalog/products/Dash
From that page:
"How It Works
"With DASH®, anyone can ship packages less than 16 ounces"
Edited to add: But to actually book a DASH shipment, one must use the link posted by spudley007 in Post #3.
https://www.deltacargo.com/Cargo/catalog/products/Dash
From that page:
"How It Works
"With DASH®, anyone can ship packages less than 16 ounces"
Edited to add: But to actually book a DASH shipment, one must use the link posted by spudley007 in Post #3.
Last edited by guv1976; Dec 25, 2022 at 11:53 pm
Dec 25, 2022, 11:17 pm
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Dec 25, 2022, 11:34 pm
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The DASH option does seem to be the most promising. Otherwise, you could fly LAX-MSP on Monday, and MSP-AMS on Tuesday. DL is currently selling seats on both flights.
Dec 26, 2022, 12:39 am
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Delta Dash is definitely the answer. Below is the website. Several years ago I was given tickets to a football game and was sent them via Delta Dash...worked perfectly! I don't know all the ins and outs, but did a dummy booking using the website below. You basically pick the flight the passport needs to take, pack it in a box, and away it goes. I did the airport option last time, and they were waiting for me in FLL (didn't do delivery to my home...not even sure if that was a thing back then). Good luck, but this seems to be a viable option!
https://www.deltacargo.com/Cargo/
https://www.deltacargo.com/Cargo/
Dec 26, 2022, 8:28 am
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Is it possible to reroute yourself to AMS via MSP with enough of a layover that someone could bring your passport to you? Unclear who you ticketed through but maybe a routing change is possible. There are a couple of MSP connections leaving LAX early, but unclear whether the change fee would beat a expedited delivery service.
Dec 26, 2022, 8:44 am
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Is it possible to reroute yourself to AMS via MSP with enough of a layover that someone could bring your passport to you? Unclear who you ticketed through but maybe a routing change is possible. There are a couple of MSP connections leaving LAX early, but unclear whether the change fee would beat a expedited delivery service.
Dec 26, 2022, 8:49 am
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You could also try UPS express critical, have seen it used for computer parts. UPS Express Critical
Dec 26, 2022, 8:50 am
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Seems outlandish, but I wonder if Delta would allow a member of the crew to carry it for you on whatever flight is headed to LAX?