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Offline Seagoon

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I hope it was a computer and not a human who did this...
« on: June 09, 2007, 11:20:45 PM »
Next week I fly off to Memphis for my denomination's (the PCA) General Assembly. I had my tickets booked through Cheaptickets two months in advance. Late morning flight from Fayetteville to Atlanta with a one hour stop over and then a connection on to Memphis. No worries.

Well this morning I received an email that indicated that the airlines had changed my reservations. See if you can spot the problem with the new arrangements that were emailed to me:

Monday, June 11, 2007
Fayetteville Municipal (FAY) to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson ATL (ATL)
Departure (FAY): June 11, 8:00 AM EDT (morning)
Arrival (ATL): June 11, 9:17 AM EDT (morning)
Class: Economy

Monday, June 11, 2007
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson ATL (ATL) to Memphis International (MEM)
Departure (ATL): June 11, 7:39 AM EDT (morning)
Arrival (MEM): June 11, 8:01 AM CDT (morning)



I've since straightened it out and gotten new reservations, but believe it or not the first person I spoke to at customer assistance after pulling it up said, "Ok, I have it, what seems to be the problem?" I was tempted to answer, "I don't believe Delta operates a TARDIS service out of Fayetteville", but I didn't think he'd get it.

Anyway, this was the first time this has happened to me, closest thing before was when a gate attendant on an overbooked flight tried to sell me on switching to a flight that arrived 5 minutes before the connecting flight left.
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« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2007, 11:59:28 PM »
Why would they change your departure from Fayetteville NC to Atlanta GA? Did they actually expect you to buy another ticket just to get to Atlanta or to drive there to make your flight? :rofl
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« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2007, 12:21:57 AM »
Hi Elfie,

I'm sorry, I didn't make it clear enough and I can understand why. There are no direct FAY-MEMPHIS flights so you have to connect out of Charlottesville or Atlanta.

The Atlanta listing is the connecting flight on the morning of the 11th. So the new travel arrangements had me flying to Atlanta to catch a flight that departed almost two hours before I get there. :huh
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« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2007, 12:54:23 AM »
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The Atlanta listing is the connecting flight on the morning of the 11th. So the new travel arrangements had me flying to Atlanta to catch a flight that departed almost two hours before I get there.


I'm not sure which one is more silly.....what I was originally thinking or this? How were they expecting you to make your connecting flight?:rofl What did they say when you pointed that out?
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