Wednesday, August 01, 2007
I ramble some more about the trip because they won't let me out of Los Angeles
You know you're in trouble when you arrive at your gate and there's no one there and nothing on the marquee. Just as I'm starting to think I might have accidentally shown up too late, I get a recorded voicemail on my iPhone informing me that my flight has been delayed because the plane will be late in arriving, and since that means I'll miss my connecting flight, I've been automatically re-booked on a new flight path which will take me from Los Angeles...to Denver....to Kansas City...uh, wait a minute. Nope, not getting on three planes in one day just because some computer tells me I should.
So a quick visit to the customer service desk and now I'm booked on a direct flight from LA to Chicago (my original flight wasn't direct), with the caveat that I'll leave four hours later than scheduled and arrive two hours later than scheduled...and they think my luggage will be there waiting for me when I get there.
Could be worse, I suppose. I'm just a little stunned at the fact that I woke up at three in the morning in order to catch what has now become an afternoon flight. I think I might sleep on the flight after all.
See you on the Chicago side.
You know you're in trouble when you arrive at your gate and there's no one there and nothing on the marquee. Just as I'm starting to think I might have accidentally shown up too late, I get a recorded voicemail on my iPhone informing me that my flight has been delayed because the plane will be late in arriving, and since that means I'll miss my connecting flight, I've been automatically re-booked on a new flight path which will take me from Los Angeles...to Denver....to Kansas City...uh, wait a minute. Nope, not getting on three planes in one day just because some computer tells me I should.
So a quick visit to the customer service desk and now I'm booked on a direct flight from LA to Chicago (my original flight wasn't direct), with the caveat that I'll leave four hours later than scheduled and arrive two hours later than scheduled...and they think my luggage will be there waiting for me when I get there.
Could be worse, I suppose. I'm just a little stunned at the fact that I woke up at three in the morning in order to catch what has now become an afternoon flight. I think I might sleep on the flight after all.
See you on the Chicago side.
Comments:
This is very nitpicky, but it sounds like you got switched to a non-stop flight, as well as a direct flight. AFAIK, direct only means that you don't have to change planes, however it may still stop along the way. Non-stop means, well non-stop. Hope it goes as smoothly as possible.
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