DL: CMB-AMS-LAX-HNL-OGG-LAX-SAN-LAS O/W $298, 16,257 miles, 1.7cpm
Dec 2, 2017, 11:59 am
#211
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Tumi
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 473
The international ticketing desk is not the same as manual reissue. Manual reissue rarely works with customers. They literally compute fares by hand and put the results into the computer. It’s obvious when you’re talking to them becuase they’re much less polished than the agents. They don’t follow a script or greet you by name and usually mutter under their breath while they’re working on your change.
As to why, that’s up to you. Maybe try whatever convinced the previous agents that tried. Keep trying to get through to manual reissue though.
As to why, that’s up to you. Maybe try whatever convinced the previous agents that tried. Keep trying to get through to manual reissue though.
Dec 3, 2017, 3:42 pm
#214
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 1,989
I hope @greycap7 isn’t languishing in a detention cell in CMB and having his stomach x-rayed. Any word?
Seriously, some customs gets very particular when they see "illogical" itinerary.
I have had a few US custom officers questioned me before about my MR trips and flight plans.
Some understood the reason, some do not but fortunately, I have always been allowed to enter.
Dec 7, 2017, 2:44 pm
#216
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Tumi
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 473
I hope @greycap7 isn’t languishing in a detention cell in CMB and having his stomach x-rayed. Any word?
Who's @greycap7?
Seriously, some customs gets very particular when they see "illogical" itinerary.
I have had a few US custom officers questioned me before about my MR trips and flight plans.
Some understood the reason, some do not but fortunately, I have always been allowed to enter.
Seriously, some customs gets very particular when they see "illogical" itinerary.
I have had a few US custom officers questioned me before about my MR trips and flight plans.
Some understood the reason, some do not but fortunately, I have always been allowed to enter.
I got to Weligama Marriott and it truly is a fantastic property not to mention really good value.
Then I got sick... I think I ate something bad somewhere and caught a stomach bug.
Then my boss called me. He said that I needed to be in Amsterdam for a meeting on the 11th. That meant flying home, picking up my suit and my things and flying back to Amsterdam.
So anyways a day later I went back to Colombo to catch my flight onwards to Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Hawaii, etc...
However I made a snap decision to fly back home after my flight to Los Angeles and skip the rest of the segments.
I’ll do a longer write up soon on the TR forum.
Dec 7, 2017, 3:48 pm
#217
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2005
Programs: Delta Diamond, Marriott Ambassador & Lifetime Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, United Silver
Posts: 6,334
Hey all, thanks for your thoughts. I’m still alive and flying from LAX to MSP currently. CMB that night was a nightmare, I think I spent nearly an hour in their back room just sweating and waiting. At one point I was convinced that they would send me back. However finally I was allowed to go. I somehow negotiated a car to take me to Weligama that night (I have a lot of Marriott points and hotels in Colombo were too expensive for my liking).
I got to Weligama Marriott and it truly is a fantastic property not to mention really good value.
Then I got sick... I think I ate something bad somewhere and caught a stomach bug.
Then my boss called me. He said that I needed to be in Amsterdam for a meeting on the 11th. That meant flying home, picking up my suit and my things and flying back to Amsterdam.
So anyways a day later I went back to Colombo to catch my flight onwards to Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Hawaii, etc...
However I made a snap decision to fly back home after my flight to Los Angeles and skip the rest of the segments.
I’ll do a longer write up soon on the TR forum.
I got to Weligama Marriott and it truly is a fantastic property not to mention really good value.
Then I got sick... I think I ate something bad somewhere and caught a stomach bug.
Then my boss called me. He said that I needed to be in Amsterdam for a meeting on the 11th. That meant flying home, picking up my suit and my things and flying back to Amsterdam.
So anyways a day later I went back to Colombo to catch my flight onwards to Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Hawaii, etc...
However I made a snap decision to fly back home after my flight to Los Angeles and skip the rest of the segments.
I’ll do a longer write up soon on the TR forum.
I'd never eat or drink in Sri Lanka except at a Marriott.
Dec 7, 2017, 5:26 pm
#218
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: LON, PDX
Programs: DL PM, AS MVP 75K, HH/SPG/MR Gold, Amex Plat, PRG, CSR
Posts: 2,064
Hey all, thanks for your thoughts. I’m still alive and flying from LAX to MSP currently. CMB that night was a nightmare, I think I spent nearly an hour in their back room just sweating and waiting. At one point I was convinced that they would send me back. However finally I was allowed to go. I somehow negotiated a car to take me to Weligama that night (I have a lot of Marriott points and hotels in Colombo were too expensive for my liking).
I got to Weligama Marriott and it truly is a fantastic property not to mention really good value.
Then I got sick... I think I ate something bad somewhere and caught a stomach bug.
Then my boss called me. He said that I needed to be in Amsterdam for a meeting on the 11th. That meant flying home, picking up my suit and my things and flying back to Amsterdam.
So anyways a day later I went back to Colombo to catch my flight onwards to Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Hawaii, etc...
However I made a snap decision to fly back home after my flight to Los Angeles and skip the rest of the segments.
I’ll do a longer write up soon on the TR forum.
I got to Weligama Marriott and it truly is a fantastic property not to mention really good value.
Then I got sick... I think I ate something bad somewhere and caught a stomach bug.
Then my boss called me. He said that I needed to be in Amsterdam for a meeting on the 11th. That meant flying home, picking up my suit and my things and flying back to Amsterdam.
So anyways a day later I went back to Colombo to catch my flight onwards to Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Hawaii, etc...
However I made a snap decision to fly back home after my flight to Los Angeles and skip the rest of the segments.
I’ll do a longer write up soon on the TR forum.
Did your boss know what you were doing?
Very much looking forward to the TR!
Dec 7, 2017, 6:32 pm
#219
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 1,989
... CMB that night was a nightmare, I think I spent nearly an hour in their back room just sweating and waiting. At one point I was convinced that they would send me back.
... Then I got sick... I think I ate something bad somewhere and caught a stomach bug.
... Then my boss called me.
... However I made a snap decision to fly back home after my flight to Los Angeles and skip the rest of the segments.
... Then I got sick... I think I ate something bad somewhere and caught a stomach bug.
... Then my boss called me.
... However I made a snap decision to fly back home after my flight to Los Angeles and skip the rest of the segments.
The only "silver linings" are
- You got through the customs
- You are now well
- You are now back to a (normal) routine
- This was a quite cheap MR
Looking forward to your TR.
BTW, what was the original cost / expected MQM / expected miles vs the final MQM and reward miles?
Have the trip post for those you flew?
Since your boss activated you on a last minute work trip during what I presume was your leave (as you were travelling on a MR), will you be able to claim some of the lost (un-flown) flight expenses?
Dec 8, 2017, 4:40 pm
#220
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Tumi
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 473
OUCH. sounds like a bad trip.
The only "silver linings" are
- You got through the customs
- You are now well
- You are now back to a (normal) routine
- This was a quite cheap MR
Looking forward to your TR.
BTW, what was the original cost / expected MQM / expected miles vs the final MQM and reward miles?
Have the trip post for those you flew?
Since your boss activated you on a last minute work trip during what I presume was your leave (as you were travelling on a MR), will you be able to claim some of the lost (un-flown) flight expenses?
The only "silver linings" are
- You got through the customs
- You are now well
- You are now back to a (normal) routine
- This was a quite cheap MR
Looking forward to your TR.
BTW, what was the original cost / expected MQM / expected miles vs the final MQM and reward miles?
Have the trip post for those you flew?
Since your boss activated you on a last minute work trip during what I presume was your leave (as you were travelling on a MR), will you be able to claim some of the lost (un-flown) flight expenses?
I haven't had that discussion with him yet about the expenses, but I do anticipate that I will get something back.