Non Region Specific Your Flight Has Changed!

[VickieH]

I'm just going to put a stop to all this driving talk.

Looks like you're going thru Boston whether you drive or fly.

 

[David Chaus]

I'm sitting on the plane with a spinning wheel on my computer screen thinking....darn this internet is slow.
Then I have to reality check....I'm on an airplane at ?? feet and am on the internet.
So, there's that!

And you’re willing to pay for slow internet service on flights, something I have yet to be willing to pay for. Guess I’m too cheap.

 

[Tricia]

And you’re willing to pay for slow internet service on flights, something I have yet to be willing to pay for. Guess I’m too cheap.

I've actually had decent luck with flight wifi.(though my flying experience is limited since we usually drive)
And we're trying to get some work done, before we land in Boston.
But this flight.. argh...Still. I'm posting with this wifi connection.

 

[Tony S]

The "leave your number and we will call back when you would have come out of the hold queue" mechanism really does work. (Surprising, I know.)

Well, happily, I didn't even have to do that. I got a person - of a sort - fairly quickly.

More practical advice ...
Before you call, go into the website separately (not logged in) and figure out exactly which flights you would like to be on, and a backup option. Don't worry about listed prices.
Ask nicely if you can get those, rather than "can you get me something better."

I did do this, but I didn't cast my net wide enough, in hindsight. But it worked out in the end.

I'd call back and try again with a different agent. Don't tell them you tried before, act confused not angry.

I tried that. My composure lasted about five minutes when "Brandon" repeatedly demonstrated that he didn't understand that there was a first leg of my trip, or that the first leg had to mesh with the second leg. (It was the second leg that was changed, so all his focus was on that flight, as though I lived in Chicago.)

In the end I had to put on my Karen hat and ask for a supervisor. It took forever to get her, but once I had her it was immediately obvious that she was smart and understood my perspective, or at least did a good job of pretending. We worked something out. (At one point she slipped and pointed out that my new flight was much more expensive than the original one, but before I could say anything she quickly added, "But that's totally our problem." Damn straight it is.) The flight is not the greatest, but it will work. If they don't cancel it.

 

[James]

My composure lasted about five minutes when "Brandon" repeatedly demonstrated that he didn't understand that there was a first leg of my trip, or that the first leg had to mesh with the second leg.

I heard Brandon used to work at the White Horse Inn.
“I want to speak to the manager” -

 

[Tom K.]

There're a lot of advantages of driving. I can take the kitchen sink with me. I can change plans as I see fit.

It helps to have a car I enjoy driving.

QFT!

@Tony S that looks like a fine drive. Tack a week onto each end of the skiing, and mtb your way across the country!

 

[Tony]

I only fly Alaska and Southwest domestically. Too many horror stories about the big US airlines and the other low-fare ones. If they change your flight times by more than an hour or two, you can cancel or get them to change you to flights that works better for you. If they change your destination airport, you can cancel. See https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/frontier-airlines-fined-millions-trickery-17587756.php

 

[tomahawkins]

I'm just going to put a stop to all this driving talk.

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You forgot to make a few stops. You'll thank me.

 

[mdf]

You forgot to make a few stops. You'll thank me.

That's so impractical.
Going by way of Mt Tremblant / Mt Bohemia / Bridger Bowl / Discovery / Sun Valley only adds 13 hours to Tony's 46 hour drive time!

 

[dbostedo]

You forgot to make a few stops. You'll thank me.

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Taos, Telluride, Copper?, Altabird?, Sun Valley, Jackson, Big Sky, Lake Louise?, Revelstoke?, Sun Peaks?

 

[crosscountry]

You forgot to make a few stops. You'll thank me.

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I'm afraid I missed the punch line. Why does the drive ends in Oregon?

 

[Tony S]

I'm afraid I missed the punch line. Why does the drive ends in Oregon?

Because post #2.

 

[crosscountry]

Because post #2.

Ah, my bad. I thought you were going to Seattle. Didn't look closely enough.

 

[David Chaus]

Ah, my bad. I thought you were going to Seattle. Didn't look closely enough.

And you, my friend, may have a bright future in airline customer service.

 

[dbostedo]

I think, after all this discussion, that the ultimate fix for @Tony S is to get Portland, ME to change it's name to something else, so it's not named the same as Portland, OR, and avoids confusion on the part of airline customer support.

 

[cantunamunch]

I will channel @Tony S for the purposes of thread continuity , thus:

I think, after all this discussion, that the ultimate fix for @Tony S is to get Portland, ME to change it's name to something else, so it's not named the same as Portland, OR, and avoids confusion on the part of airline customer support.

Yeh, but Oregon will just rename theirs to match - like they did last time. Get them to change, dammit. Since Oregon namers don't seem particularly inspired, suggestions:

Anchorunderage OR
Short Long Beach OR
Landlubbock OR
Lotsa Little Rock OR
An Harbor OR

 

[James]

That's so impractical.
Going by way of Mt Tremblant / Mt Bohemia / Bridger Bowl / Discovery / Sun Valley only adds 13 hours to Tony's 46 hour drive time!

If he’s going to Mt Bohemia, he might as well go around Lake Superior on the Canadian side. Visit the Edmund Fitzgerald memorial, or take a ferry and go over it. Weather should be appropriate.

 

[cantunamunch]

You forgot to make a few stops. You'll thank me.

If he’s going to Mt Bohemia, he might as well go around Lake Superior on the Canadian side.

Going around that side also gives him access to Lutsen. And what's the name of the place near Thunder Bay?

I think the mapping above is flawed in the New York to Ohio section. After Tug Hill, he should totally dip down through Syracuse, past Olympic and Greek to Elk in PA. Then, depending on conditions, down to SW PA (7S, Laurel) and WVa (Snowshoe, Whitegrass, Canaan, Timberline) then up through Ohio.

On the opposite diagonal.

 

[Sibhusky]

Well, happily, I didn't even have to do that. I got a person - of a sort - fairly quickly.


I did do this, but I didn't cast my net wide enough, in hindsight. But it worked out in the end.



I tried that. My composure lasted about five minutes when "Brandon" repeatedly demonstrated that he didn't understand that there was a first leg of my trip, or that the first leg had to mesh with the second leg. (It was the second leg that was changed, so all his focus was on that flight, as though I lived in Chicago.)

In the end I had to put on my Karen hat and ask for a supervisor. It took forever to get her, but once I had her it was immediately obvious that she was smart and understood my perspective, or at least did a good job of pretending. We worked something out. (At one point she slipped and pointed out that my new flight was much more expensive than the original one, but before I could say anything she quickly added, "But that's totally our problem." Damn straight it is.) The flight is not the greatest, but it will work. If they don't cancel it.

Check again in 3 days. I've had so-called "fixed" itineraries get messed up again that quick.

 

[Tony S]

I think, after all this discussion, that the ultimate fix for @Tony S is to get Portland, ME to change it's name to something else, so it's not named the same as Portland, OR, and avoids confusion on the part of airline customer support.

We've already handled that effectively here locally. The airlines just need to catch up. I live near "Portland." The other one is "The Other Portland" (sometimes known as "Left Portland"). Simple.