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[Nameless Ghoul]

I'm on vacation with my sister and her family, and got an email stating that my flight home was canceled. (Additional information, I was supposed to fly out last Friday, had a scheduling conflict, and just bought a one-way for Saturday to go with my previous round-trip return flight) I called them, and they stated that because I missed the first flight, all other associated flights were canceled because it was a "non-flexible" booking, and missing a flight is considered "altering/changing" a booking which is against policy. Now I am looking at $600 to get home.

 

[I Am Legion]

Yeah, that fine print is a bitch. I flew ghetto airlines (Frontier) because it was so cheap to Florida. $59 flight. By the time you pay for bags and choose your seat its the same price as any other airlines. But now you have to sit near people that think wearing shower caps and wearing fluffy slippers with jacked out toes smelling like corn chips sticking out are appropriate travel attire.

 

[Nameless Ghoul]

Yeah, that fine print is a bitch. I flew ghetto airlines (Frontier) because it was so cheap to Florida. $59 flight. By the time you pay for bags and choose your seat its the same price as any other airlines. But now you have to sit near people that think wearing shower caps and wearing fluffy slippers with jacked out toes smelling like corn chips sticking out are appropriate travel attire.

I tried to fly Frontier one time. I checked in the night before/chose my seat/ect. When I got to the airport the next morning my flight wasn't on the screen, and no one was at the Frontier desk. I talked to someone at the Delta desk, and they told me "If no one is there, it means they have no outbound flights at this time, so your flight must have been canceled".

 

[ChosenOne]

That is one of the biggest cons and something gov'ts need to step in and fix.

There is no reason if you return flight and say fly out Monday and then come back two weeks later on Tuesday, and you miss the Monday, outbound flight, that they should just automatically cancel your return flight. You should get at least 24 hours to confirm you will use the return flight and then you can book a one way to your destination, to replace the missed flight.

You are already going to pay way more for the last minute one way and the airline is already making way more, since you missed the flight and they put someone in your seat at a higher cost, from their over booked list. So the airline should not be allowed to gauge you and just cancel the second leg that you already paid for.

 

[Captain Tenneal]

The airlines are able to operate with an iron fist and there's nothing we can do about it

I once had my ass grabbed on a spirit flight

 

[Tone C]

The airlines are able to operate with an iron fist and there's nothing we can do about it

I once had my ass grabbed on a spirit flight

Damn , that was you ? Sorry , easy mistake to make, what with the vibe you give off .

 

[Fedorgasm]

Yeah, that fine print is a bitch. I flew ghetto airlines (Frontier) because it was so cheap to Florida. $59 flight. By the time you pay for bags and choose your seat its the same price as any other airlines.

Yeah I got hit with that bullshit last time I flew.

The ticket was one price, then I had to choose my seat. But every seat has an extra fee attached to it.

So I thought, what if I don't choose a seat? They'll just assign me a seat somewhere and I can avoid this fee.

Nope. Wouldn't let me check in until I chose a seat. So I was forced to pay the seat fee.

That shit needs to be built into the price of the ticket.

 

[RoastBeast]

I don't ever book through those types of sites because there's no protections at all when things go off course.

 

[PaleMoonlight]

Sorry about that TS. Can’t believe they’re allowed to do that. I’d fight that charge with credit card. Got nothing to lose at this point.

 

[Rhood]

non-flexible (non-refundable) tickets are much cheaper than flexible tickets.
But that's the price you pay when they know for sure you'll be there.
Corporations have been using this system for 22 years. I remember Priceline was notorious for this.

 

[Batjester]

Don't go home. Problem solved.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

I'm on vacation with my sister and her family, and got an email stating that my flight home was canceled. (Additional information, I was supposed to fly out last Friday, had a scheduling conflict, and just bought a one-way for Saturday to go with my previous round-trip return flight) I called them, and they stated that because I missed the first flight, all other associated flights were canceled because it was a "non-flexible" booking, and missing a flight is considered "altering/changing" a booking which is against policy. Now I am looking at $600 to get home.

Is this code name for having the shits?

 

[Nameless Ghoul]

Is this code name for having the shits?

No, I said "fuck" but the mods edited it

 

[chrisdiaz]

I missed my flight home from vegas because I was drunk and thought the takeoff time was the boarding time. Southwest rebooked my flight with no change fees or issues and got home an hour later. They were very nice and the first time this has happened to me.

 

[Nameless Ghoul]

I missed my flight home from vegas because I was drunk and thought the takeoff time was the boarding time. Southwest rebooked my flight with no change fees or issues and got home an hour later. They were very nice and the first time this has happened to me.

100%, I travel via airlines probably 10x a year, and this is the first time anything like this has happened. But, it has definitely left a mark because an original $250 round-trip ticket, turned into $700 (totally my fault, and I accept that), but then turning into $1300+ is a tough pill to swallow.