The Michael W Travels family recently returned home from our Spring Break trip to Argentina and Uruguay a couple of days late.
I wrote about what happened in the post, AA Flight Cancelled, No Flight For 2 Days- Who Pays For Hotel? Continue reading One Minor Benefit From AA Flight Cancellation- United Airlines Miles!
Here we are stuck in St Louis when we should already be home from our spring break trip to Argentina and Uruguay thanks to AA.
We booked our roundtrip flights using AA miles. The flights seemed like a good deal with the trip home being a bit of a pain. And then it got worse… Continue reading AA Flight Cancelled, No Flight For 2 Days- Who Pays For Hotel?
Flights can be cancelled for various reasons including weather, mechanical issues, crew timeouts, actors freaking out and a slew of other reasons.
The reason for an Alaska Airlines flight cancellation might be one of the strangest ones I’ve ever heard! Continue reading Alaska Airlines Flight Cancelled Due To A Rat!
This has got to go down as one of the most ridiculous reasons for a flight cancellation ever.
A Virgin Atlantic plane known as “Beauty Queen”, an Airbus A330-300 had just made its inaugural flight from Atlanta to Manchester, England. Upon landing it was given what the airline thought was a “water cannon salute” but it wasn’t exactly what it seemed. Continue reading Inaugural Flight Cancelled Due To Water Cannon Salute Gone Wrong
At the beginning of the month, Kim, Lucas and I got stuck in Orlando during our first trip of 2015. Our flight was cancelled due to a potential snow storm that was supposed to hit the NYC area on Super Bowl Sunday. From what friends told me, around the time our flight would’ve landed, the weather really wasn’t so bad…
Either way, I guess it’s better to be safe than take any chances flying into potentially bad weather.
The thing that bothered me most is that I got no notification from American Airlines about the cancellation. Continue reading Is It The Airline’s Duty To Contact Us About Flight Cancellations
On Super Bowl Sunday we were supposed to fly home from our first trip of 2015 which was to Orlando, Florida.
With reports of snowstorms most likely hitting the NYC area and American waiving flight change fees I decided to call up to see what the status of our flight was. I received a call back from AA close to an hour and a half after I called in. I found out that our flight had been cancelled. Continue reading Unexpected Miles Earned From An Award Flight
Flight cancellations…
Last year we got stuck in Oslo, this year it was Orlando’s turn. What’s up with these snowstorms hitting NYC in January!
Our flight was supposed to take off from Orlando just before 7:00PM (on Super Bowl Sunday) but it got cancelled due to a storm that was supposed to hit the NYC area that evening. Continue reading What Did A Flight Cancellation Cost Us?
After quite a few e-mails, posts and a physical letter being sent, my dispute with United has finally come to an end.
Back in January we were on our first trip of the new year in Oslo, Norway. Despite the chilly weather, we had a great time and really enjoyed our visit. Our one complaint was not having enough time to check out more of the country.
Due to an approaching winter storm back at home our flight was cancelled. Rather than head to the airport, I called United through Skype. We got re-ticketed for the following morning without a problem. When I asked who was responsible for our accommodations, I was told (quite rudely) that we were . I got off the phone and quickly booked a hotel and then Kim and I set out some plans for the day. Why not enjoy our extra day in Oslo!
Continue reading The Verdict: Hey United, I Want My $158+ Back
During our first trip of 2014 to Oslo we got stuck thanks to an approaching winter storm back at home.
Rather than head over to the airport, I called United through Skype and got us rebooked for the following day. We didn’t mind the extra day in Oslo (we really enjoyed the city), but an extra day meant extra costs.
While rebooking my flight, I had asked the United phone rep who was responsible for our accommodations and she was somewhat rude and matter of fact in telling me that we were.
The following day I found out that 2 other passengers had their hotel stay and meals covered by United! Find out all about it in my post Hey United, I Want My $158+ Back.
This isn’t exactly an update. It’s more of a debate about what my next step should be related to getting my $$$ back from United after being stuck in Oslo due to an approaching winter storm.
Check out what we did during our first day in Oslo here.
A brief recap: Our flight home from Oslo was cancelled and rather than heading to the airport, I called United through Skype. I was able to get our tickets reserved to fly home the following day. After dealing with this, I asked the United rep about accommodations and was told that we were on our own.
