US Airways Really Sucks!
Jun 28, 2003, 3:28 pm
#46
Join Date: Jan 2003
Programs: American Airlines Platinum, National Executive
Posts: 3,790
Today I flew out of LGA, and when I got to LGA, to see how easy it would be to walk up to the non-preferred check-in desk and deal with a real person rather than a kiosk, I just walked up to the check-in line and nobody steered me to a kiosk or blocked me from going up to a live ticket agent. So in my experience, had I wanted to fly standby, I would have been able to deal with a real person when checking in and solve the problem there.
Jun 29, 2003, 2:42 pm
#48
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Greenfield, NH
Programs: US Airways Chairman's Preferred, NWA Gold, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,199
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Randeman:
Non-refundable tickets are "restricted."
Refundable tickets are "unrestricted."
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Non-refundable tickets are "restricted."
Refundable tickets are "unrestricted."
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And don't assume that last weeks rules for a certain code are the same as this weeks.
You can buy non-refundable tickets with a very short list of restrictions -- if you can find them. The web site is no help at all in the search effort though.
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If you want flexibility, buy an "unrestricted" ticket. It's a no brainer.</font>
If you want flexibility, buy an "unrestricted" ticket. It's a no brainer.</font>
Jun 29, 2003, 2:47 pm
#49
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Greenfield, NH
Programs: US Airways Chairman's Preferred, NWA Gold, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Kramer1:
I have never been charged a stand by fee with US Airways. I have no special status directly with them, I always use my United Premier Executive account. At least twice a month, I fly out of CLT to TPA. I usually pre-book the 4PM, but always get to the airport early and catch either the noon, or 2pm. Now, I do check in for my normally scheduled flight, and change it at the gate.</font>
I have never been charged a stand by fee with US Airways. I have no special status directly with them, I always use my United Premier Executive account. At least twice a month, I fly out of CLT to TPA. I usually pre-book the 4PM, but always get to the airport early and catch either the noon, or 2pm. Now, I do check in for my normally scheduled flight, and change it at the gate.</font>
The airlines think that there are herds of you sitting at your desks waiting for some signal to return and make them healthy again.
Nothing personal and welcome aboard but I think it's more likely that your customers (or your management) just haven't gotten around to noticing how out of control your travel expenses are.
Jun 30, 2003, 9:59 am
#50
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Posts: 128
Have to say I love the topic of this post! Even though a portion of my travel (both business and personal) is to the Northeast, I do everything I can to avoid US Airways. From baggage problems to broken planes and hour long waits on the phone to speak to a CSR... they have lost my business. I even hate to burn miles from my account because the "free" trips "Really Suck."
Jun 30, 2003, 11:07 am
#51
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Commuting around the mid-atlantic and rust-belt on any number of RJs
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Since this thread has quite clearly run it's course from an "adding any value" standpoint, I'm going to close it.
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