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So Kris safely made it to the airport this morning and got on her flight without a hitch. She called me from the plane just after she was seated, just to make sure my mom and I were on our way to the airport for our own later flight. I told her I loved her and I would see her tonight in Orlando. Apparently I lied.
Upon arriving at the airport, we walked into a mob scene. I tried to check in at US Airways, but was sent over to United because although I was booked on US Air for our travel, the first leg of the flight was being operated by United. After standing in line at the United check in for over a half hour, we discovered that there was a mechanical error with the plane and our flight was completely cancelled. We were instructed to go stand in another (very long) line to re-book on a later flight. The US Airways counter continued to be pretty much empty, so I walked back over there and asked them why, if I was booked with US Air, they couldn't take care of me. The woman I spoke to was very nice, and once she ascertained that our tickets really were booked with the US Air code instead of the United code she got us booked on a new flight.... tomorrow morning. As bad as an overnight delay sounds, I could hear the folks at United telling people that it was going to be at least three days before they could get on a flight out of Seattle. For the record, the people at United sucked and the people at US Air were very nice and very helpful.
Unfortunately, Kris does not know about any of this yet. I sent her a text message, which she should get whenever she lands after the first leg of her flight. She'll have to pick up my car and then come back to the airport tomorrow after work to pick my mom and I up. Whee.
Upon arriving at the airport, we walked into a mob scene. I tried to check in at US Airways, but was sent over to United because although I was booked on US Air for our travel, the first leg of the flight was being operated by United. After standing in line at the United check in for over a half hour, we discovered that there was a mechanical error with the plane and our flight was completely cancelled. We were instructed to go stand in another (very long) line to re-book on a later flight. The US Airways counter continued to be pretty much empty, so I walked back over there and asked them why, if I was booked with US Air, they couldn't take care of me. The woman I spoke to was very nice, and once she ascertained that our tickets really were booked with the US Air code instead of the United code she got us booked on a new flight.... tomorrow morning. As bad as an overnight delay sounds, I could hear the folks at United telling people that it was going to be at least three days before they could get on a flight out of Seattle. For the record, the people at United sucked and the people at US Air were very nice and very helpful.
Unfortunately, Kris does not know about any of this yet. I sent her a text message, which she should get whenever she lands after the first leg of her flight. She'll have to pick up my car and then come back to the airport tomorrow after work to pick my mom and I up. Whee.
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