http://www.sicklesinsight.com/what-do-you-hate-about-airlines/ life's experience deserves to be shared Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:19:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://www.sicklesinsight.com/what-do-you-hate-about-airlines/#comment-3985 Kees Wed, 23 May 2007 10:54:11 +0000 http://www.sicklesinsight.com/what-do-you-hate-about-airlines/#comment-3985 At least you didn't have to mess with security. For some reason the security in Europe is nuts compared with ours. I had to go through 3 different searches by x-ray and of course they decided to frisk me. The really bad one was when my friends and I were coming back; the airline gave away our seats, so we were trying to find another flight. Well, the desk at the gate and the clerk at the front desk weren't communicating. We had to go in a circle 4 times back between the main desk and the desk at the gate. Each time we had to: 1. go through two security checkpoints 2. get on a bus to go to the different terminal because Heathrow is so big 3. run to the gate because they told us to hurry if we wanted to seats, we actually, no joking, had to run more than a half mile one way. We ended up doing about 4 miles that day in a sprint. Then finally they had the nerve to tell us that it was our fault. At this point we are about to reach across the desk and give the airport security a real reason to be there. Well, we eventually get free rooms and dinner from the airline, but in so doing they made it clear that they were giving us the rooms and dinner out of generosity, not because they could accept any responsibility by giving our seats away. When was the last time you heard an airline being generous. The rest of the night did go well though because we got an extra night in London paid for and we got to miss a day of school. Hope all is going well, Kees At least you didn’t have to mess with security. For some reason the security in Europe is nuts compared with ours. I had to go through 3 different searches by x-ray and of course they decided to frisk me. The really bad one was when my friends and I were coming back; the airline gave away our seats, so we were trying to find another flight. Well, the desk at the gate and the clerk at the front desk weren’t communicating. We had to go in a circle 4 times back between the main desk and the desk at the gate. Each time we had to: 1. go through two security checkpoints 2. get on a bus to go to the different terminal because Heathrow is so big 3. run to the gate because they told us to hurry if we wanted to seats, we actually, no joking, had to run more than a half mile one way. We ended up doing about 4 miles that day in a sprint. Then finally they had the nerve to tell us that it was our fault. At this point we are about to reach across the desk and give the airport security a real reason to be there. Well, we eventually get free rooms and dinner from the airline, but in so doing they made it clear that they were giving us the rooms and dinner out of generosity, not because they could accept any responsibility by giving our seats away. When was the last time you heard an airline being generous. The rest of the night did go well though because we got an extra night in London paid for and we got to miss a day of school.
Hope all is going well,
Kees

]]> http://www.sicklesinsight.com/what-do-you-hate-about-airlines/#comment-4004 Megan Thu, 24 May 2007 00:55:32 +0000 http://www.sicklesinsight.com/what-do-you-hate-about-airlines/#comment-4004 Statistically, its still safer to travel by plane, and I like not being in control sometimes. Statistically, its still safer to travel by plane, and I like not being in control sometimes.

]]> http://www.sicklesinsight.com/what-do-you-hate-about-airlines/#comment-4020 Krystal Thu, 24 May 2007 22:47:34 +0000 http://www.sicklesinsight.com/what-do-you-hate-about-airlines/#comment-4020 i totally agree and understand, the last 3 plane trips I have taken have just as hellacious and frustrating...w/ luggage problems added in...ridiculous! i still don't know why i didn't file a complaint, i'll have to send you the stories sometime because it's THAT ridiculous i totally agree and understand, the last 3 plane trips I have taken have just as hellacious and frustrating…w/ luggage problems added in…ridiculous! i still don’t know why i didn’t file a complaint, i’ll have to send you the stories sometime because it’s THAT ridiculous

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