Why did US Airways Ruined my wedding in Punta Cana, DR?
The pilot told me I couldn't store my carry on bag, which had my tux, other outfits, and artificial flowers, because they had no more room. We had a connecting flight in Charlotte. When we got to Punta Cana, there was no bag. When I looked at the number on the baggage slip the pilot filled out, it had the wrong flight number. I called all day, all the next day trying to get my bag. I was told it was in route, then told they don't know where it is, and then told buy another tux and they will give me 250 back for the tux. I am in Punta Cana, I am 6'2. How in the world would i find a tux? Needless to say they ruined our wedding. I want to sue them, how much should I sue them for or is that even an option? When I was talking too the baggage claim people, it felt like I was talking to an idiot everytime. I am so mad right now. Okay people, I hear a lot of people saying well I should have known they could lose my luggage, or I should have gotten their earlier. In my message I said when I was boarding the plan. My tux didn't weigh a lot its only a suit. It wasn't a lot of artificial flowers.It was the size of a garmet bag, and probably weigh 10lbs. I am aware that bags can be lost thats why I took my tux in as a carry on. The pilot took my bag and said no one else can bring on carry on because they let people bring big bags, or more bags then they were suppose too. The actual pilot wrote the number on my bag. I could have gotten there 15 hours ahead of time, but I would have only found out that the plan was too back at boarding time.
Weddings - 4 Answers
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You can probably sue them for the value of your tux that they lost and that's about it. Sadly, when flying loss of luggage is a risk you take and the airlines don't have a great deal of responsibility.
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They lost your tux, and you can get the cost of your tux. However, as far as "ruining" your wedding, that is something you can't sue for. You should have shipped the tux in advance. Anyone that flies knows these things can happen
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Read the fine print on your ticket. The airline probably limited its liability to the face value of your belongings.
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Did you consult with the Airline about your important baggage. Due to the new guidelines about carry-ons, they must be within a certain weight limit or they can not be carried on or you pay a huge extra fee. It sounds like a carry-on with a tux and artificial flowers might have been quite large. You are suppose to let the airline know ahead of time that you are flying for you wedding and ask if special accommodations can be made for you important attire and other wedding related luggage. Second, this is why you should have allowed LOTS of time at the airport. If you could not bring the bag on board you should have asked on of the flight attendants if you could exit the plane because you wanted to go back to baggage claim, speak with someone personally and make sure you bag was checked onto the right flight. This is why it's so important to get to the airport early, especially for something like your wedding. With that said, even if the airline lost you bag, you can't sue them because they ruined your wedding. In the end, when you check your baggage, you should always remember that it could not arrive. Everyone that flies knows that. The airline is not responsible because you choice to bring those items with you and they did not met the requirements for being carried on board, which was something you should have been aware of and made proper arrangements.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
How should I cope with this
How should I cope with this?
Ok, this morning I was supposed to go on a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina to see my mother but last night she called me up and said that I cant come because Matt (her boyfriend) kicked her out and this is what she said "I worked SOOO hard all day to get things ready for you, I cleaned all of the bathrooms, I got $200 worth of groceries, I bought an air mattress for you, and I had a couple beers." Her boyfriend then kicked her out of the house because she had two beers. Do you think that is right? Anyways, this morning she called me back, she was staying in a hotel , and she asked me if we were still coming (isnt that crazy), I then told her that I had cancelled the flight because I didnt want to be stuck in that kind of a mess, she then hung up on me because she was angry. What should I do and how should I cope with this? She said dont come last night so I wasnt going to upset her more. What else could have started the fight, she isnt an alcoholic.
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iTS YOUR MOTHER FOR GODS SAKE GO AND SEE HER. FIND OUT WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON. IS SHE AN ALCOHOLIC YOU DONT GET KICKED OUT FOR HAVING TWO BEERS THERE IS MORE TO THIS THAN MEETS THE EYE. SHE NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. GOOD LUCK
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I would be willing to bet that a "couple of beers" was really a lot more than a "couple". You did the right thing. Why would you want to subject yourself to that? If she isn't in danger in any way, it sounds like things are pretty normal in her life (as in normally a MESS).
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Thats your mom, you should have gone anyway to make sure Matt didnt do anything else to her. She needs you there right now, help her find her own place.
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You better go check out the situation...something obviously isn't right.
Ok, this morning I was supposed to go on a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina to see my mother but last night she called me up and said that I cant come because Matt (her boyfriend) kicked her out and this is what she said "I worked SOOO hard all day to get things ready for you, I cleaned all of the bathrooms, I got $200 worth of groceries, I bought an air mattress for you, and I had a couple beers." Her boyfriend then kicked her out of the house because she had two beers. Do you think that is right? Anyways, this morning she called me back, she was staying in a hotel , and she asked me if we were still coming (isnt that crazy), I then told her that I had cancelled the flight because I didnt want to be stuck in that kind of a mess, she then hung up on me because she was angry. What should I do and how should I cope with this? She said dont come last night so I wasnt going to upset her more. What else could have started the fight, she isnt an alcoholic.
Family - 4 Answers
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iTS YOUR MOTHER FOR GODS SAKE GO AND SEE HER. FIND OUT WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON. IS SHE AN ALCOHOLIC YOU DONT GET KICKED OUT FOR HAVING TWO BEERS THERE IS MORE TO THIS THAN MEETS THE EYE. SHE NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. GOOD LUCK
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I would be willing to bet that a "couple of beers" was really a lot more than a "couple". You did the right thing. Why would you want to subject yourself to that? If she isn't in danger in any way, it sounds like things are pretty normal in her life (as in normally a MESS).
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Thats your mom, you should have gone anyway to make sure Matt didnt do anything else to her. She needs you there right now, help her find her own place.
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You better go check out the situation...something obviously isn't right.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Why do they keep saying airline prices are going down with the bad economy this holiday season
Why do they keep saying airline prices are going down with the bad economy this holiday season?
When they really aren't... For the past month I have been searching for a flight from Charlotte, NC or Greensboro, NC to San Juan, PR for the time frame around New Years Eve and they're all around 550-650 dollars! I thought about breaking down and just forking out the money to see my friend but I heard on the news the other day that people should wait till the week of Christmas to book flights because they're going to keep going down. But it seems this is not true and I'm using avacation.com which lists all the BEST airfares!! Advice? Anyone know where I can get a good deal on this flight? Would really like to spend 300 or less.
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It's going to be very difficult to get a flight that cheap especially because you're so close to departure and it's the holiday season. Airlines release dates and fares 11 months out, so if you were to buy your tickets 11 months ago is when you would find the cheapest fares. And the closer you get to your date, the more espensive your flight becomes. So there general rule of thumb is to book your flight early. I have not heard that flights will be cheaper and are going down, and even if they are, they will not go down from $650 to $300 or less. The cheapest I found was $743 plus taxes and fees. If you really want to go I would breakdown and book your tickets now. If you wait until the week of Christmas, you could be paying $1000 or more. Good Luck!
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You have to also see if it is peak travel season. Even though the economy is bad, airlines are compensating by cutting flights so there are less seats available to sell. Be flexible on your travel dates if possible. Charlotte may not be that cheap to fly out of since US Airways has a major presence there. See if there are other alternative airports that you can fly out of. If you are willing to drive to Greensboro, would you possibly consider Raleigh-Durham? JetBlue may fly out of there to New York will you connect to San Juan. Go JetBlue's website and see how much a plane ticket is. I don't think they partner with a travel website.
When they really aren't... For the past month I have been searching for a flight from Charlotte, NC or Greensboro, NC to San Juan, PR for the time frame around New Years Eve and they're all around 550-650 dollars! I thought about breaking down and just forking out the money to see my friend but I heard on the news the other day that people should wait till the week of Christmas to book flights because they're going to keep going down. But it seems this is not true and I'm using avacation.com which lists all the BEST airfares!! Advice? Anyone know where I can get a good deal on this flight? Would really like to spend 300 or less.
Air Travel - 2 Answers
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It's going to be very difficult to get a flight that cheap especially because you're so close to departure and it's the holiday season. Airlines release dates and fares 11 months out, so if you were to buy your tickets 11 months ago is when you would find the cheapest fares. And the closer you get to your date, the more espensive your flight becomes. So there general rule of thumb is to book your flight early. I have not heard that flights will be cheaper and are going down, and even if they are, they will not go down from $650 to $300 or less. The cheapest I found was $743 plus taxes and fees. If you really want to go I would breakdown and book your tickets now. If you wait until the week of Christmas, you could be paying $1000 or more. Good Luck!
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You have to also see if it is peak travel season. Even though the economy is bad, airlines are compensating by cutting flights so there are less seats available to sell. Be flexible on your travel dates if possible. Charlotte may not be that cheap to fly out of since US Airways has a major presence there. See if there are other alternative airports that you can fly out of. If you are willing to drive to Greensboro, would you possibly consider Raleigh-Durham? JetBlue may fly out of there to New York will you connect to San Juan. Go JetBlue's website and see how much a plane ticket is. I don't think they partner with a travel website.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Whats your worse air traveling experience
Whats your worse air traveling experience?
Mine is: The 13th of February I went to Manchester New Hampshire Airport to be on the plane at 6AM but you boarded on it at 5:30AM. I was going to visit my aunt and uncle in Phoenix Arizona [I'm here now]. I flew through US Airways. This was my 1st time flying alone and 2nd time flying period and I'm 18 years old and in high school. Well anyways we were stuck on the damn plane for 6 hours before leaving cause of freezing rain. They didn't even offer food or drinks untill take off. I was so hungry and thirsty. I was bored out of my mind. I was cranky cause I only got 2hours of sleep the night before cause I'm nervous and afraid of flying. I missed my flight at Charlotte to go to Phoenix. When we finally got to Charlotte 6 hours than we were suppose to I had to get a new ticket for Phoenix. Tht flight took of at 5:30PM. So instead of leaving at 6AM and getting to Phoenix 12 Noon AZ time I got there at 930PM AZ time. <_< I have to fly US Airways back to Manchester NH Airport Friday.
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mine wasnt like that but we were taking off and flying over the city and the plane's engine sounded like it shut down and it started making strange noises... like my heart exploded! was panicking!
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sounds like the airline owes you a gift certificate, for future flights, I know from experience they usually do.
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wow okay... so i live in nj and we were coming back on the plane from washington state (across the country)... we were almost home when suddenly the plane started to jolt. it was lightning outside, to make matters worst, we were running out of gas. so we had two options 1) try and make it to another airport and fast or 2) quickly dive down when lightning is not striking.. we went with option 2. and everyone on the plane held our breaths while we landed. AHHH! Scariest experience ever on a plane!
Mine is: The 13th of February I went to Manchester New Hampshire Airport to be on the plane at 6AM but you boarded on it at 5:30AM. I was going to visit my aunt and uncle in Phoenix Arizona [I'm here now]. I flew through US Airways. This was my 1st time flying alone and 2nd time flying period and I'm 18 years old and in high school. Well anyways we were stuck on the damn plane for 6 hours before leaving cause of freezing rain. They didn't even offer food or drinks untill take off. I was so hungry and thirsty. I was bored out of my mind. I was cranky cause I only got 2hours of sleep the night before cause I'm nervous and afraid of flying. I missed my flight at Charlotte to go to Phoenix. When we finally got to Charlotte 6 hours than we were suppose to I had to get a new ticket for Phoenix. Tht flight took of at 5:30PM. So instead of leaving at 6AM and getting to Phoenix 12 Noon AZ time I got there at 930PM AZ time. <_< I have to fly US Airways back to Manchester NH Airport Friday.
Air Travel - 3 Answers
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mine wasnt like that but we were taking off and flying over the city and the plane's engine sounded like it shut down and it started making strange noises... like my heart exploded! was panicking!
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sounds like the airline owes you a gift certificate, for future flights, I know from experience they usually do.
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wow okay... so i live in nj and we were coming back on the plane from washington state (across the country)... we were almost home when suddenly the plane started to jolt. it was lightning outside, to make matters worst, we were running out of gas. so we had two options 1) try and make it to another airport and fast or 2) quickly dive down when lightning is not striking.. we went with option 2. and everyone on the plane held our breaths while we landed. AHHH! Scariest experience ever on a plane!
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