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Here's Why You Don't Fly Cross-Country on Standby Tickets With Kids During the Summer When You're Broke
The Saxton family was stranded at Salt Lake City International Airport for six days, but it wasn't anyone's fault but their own. (www.nycaviation.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
that is why when i nonrev'ed when directs flights weren't available, i chose to connect through cities with many options, or at least had enough money in my account to buy my ticket back home. grown folks who wanted to fly for free no matter what. way to teach those kids personal responsibility.
I fly NRSA on United all the time. You have to make sure the loads are good and that you stand a chance of boarding with your seniority. You DO NOT fly during peak seasons, simply because you won't get on. You cannot blame the employee or the family, per say, simply because it takes flying SA a couple of times before you really get into the swing of things. You have to be proactive in checking loads and being flexible. I would never antagonize someone for being too poor to afford flights home, that was out of their control and let's face it...not all of us our made of money, especially in this economy. Even with that said, if you have a minimal income, it's quite risky to make a trip like that should you become "stranded." Everyone will learn something from this, but let's not forget to differentiate what the media says and what actually happened. The way you word something can say a lot more than intended. Just my .02
Why didn't the gate agents simply bump these standby passengers to the top of the list after seeing they were at the airport for idk...longer than one day?
United airlines is the best! Always holds customers first. Friendly skies
ive been stuck a few times the worst is trying to get back from Hawaii to the mainland.
If Mr Saxon was under the impression that whining ot the media was going ot work, he was mistaken.
What does this guy think is going to happen, PAX paying their money to fly were going to get bumped by non revenue PAX? Forget it.
The funny( not humorous) part is, these people "had no money for meals or lodging"...Umm, if you are too broke to eat, you are too broke to travel...Dummies.