The Delta Forum Lounge Thread — Everybody is Welcome! 2005-2018
Jan 24, 2018, 1:25 pm
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he's a Brit; he's always proper
Jan 24, 2018, 1:30 pm
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Stop being divisive.
Jan 24, 2018, 1:32 pm
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thinly veiled insults are multiplying, I see ...
Jan 24, 2018, 1:34 pm
In memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
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Jan 24, 2018, 1:42 pm
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Jan 24, 2018, 2:10 pm
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Jan 24, 2018, 2:23 pm
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Flying on another 737 tomorrow. Oh the horrors. Hoping for a last-minute Airbus swap. 
Jan 24, 2018, 4:28 pm
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You've never been to Austria or Switzerland before? I thought England was part of Europe.
Jan 24, 2018, 6:03 pm
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Amex is our corporate travel agent and I had a 8 leg ITN due to required stopovers in AMS and Geneva. Amex misbooked the beginning of my return journey from Billund to AMS. After I caught their mistake, I called to rebook. No big deal.
I get to the Billund airport for my short, 6pm flight back to AMS (and looking forward to flying to Geneva the next morning to see an old friend). I was surrounded by LegoKids and a surprising number of departures in the middle of nowhere during a school week. And oops, come to find out my old ticket was not cancelled and re-issued (and my ticketed flight left, oh, 6 hours earlier, without me on it).
After 2 hours on a conference call (I had to call a colleague and have them conference in Amex because AMEX's non 800 wasn't working), we determined there was no way I was getting to Geneva the next morning, even if I flew to Germany, flew to France, flew to Copenhagen, or even drove to Copenhagen to fly from Copenhagen to Geneva the next morning. I spent an unplanned overnight in Billund (at basically a hostel), re-ticketed on a return that included a full travel day (with 2 stopovers) spent getting from Billund to Geneva (which should have been 3 hrs, max), I was faced with a massive unplanned ticket fee then credit from AMEX...and no additional thank you, credit, well wish NADA for Amex's double screwup.
...Even professionals make mistakes
PS...this was the biggest screwup in 14 years of nonstop travel, so not a bad record at all.
PPS...If you are traveling to Billund, double check your tickets and beware of an army of 5 year olds dressed like Lego Men. Because if your flight is screwed up, you are there for the duration. But at least the Chicken Fingers at the Billund airport are good (tho I didnt care for the local lager).
Last edited by navi_jen; Jan 24, 2018 at 6:12 pm
Jan 24, 2018, 6:24 pm
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I wish I was joking. Since early December, my work schedule has been beyond insane. I barely have time to sleep, let alone laundry. Luckily, last weekend, things eased up. 8 loads of laundry later, navi_jen is sparkly clean (well at least her clothes are).
Jan 24, 2018, 7:00 pm
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At Milepost #100,000 — to which I hope to be the one to post content — I intend to lock this discussion and launch a second one to continue...Is that the best you can do for this quarter?
Pardon the lithp; but how abthird can you get?
You probably should not answer and instead take the fifth on this one...
Pardon the lithp; but how abthird can you get?
You probably should not answer and instead take the fifth on this one...
Jan 24, 2018, 7:03 pm
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Flew ATL-LAX on Tuesday and they swapped to a 757 from an A321. Was in F and much prefer the A321 vs the new 757 refurbs. Must have been one of the first 757 refurbs as the C+ seats said "Economy Comfort" on them.
Jan 25, 2018, 5:15 am
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Morning denizens. Flight is delayed by 1.5h. Auto-rebook was as useful as always (not), but I found something that works.
Jan 25, 2018, 5:44 am
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Jan 25, 2018, 6:17 am
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