Flight Footnote
A few entertaining things I neglected to mention...
After a group of us had agreed to the $600, a few people didn't show up for the flight, so it turned out there were actually two empty seats. The ticket agent told us he wouldn't go back on the agreement and that we'd all get the deal. Then I half-jokingly said I'd go ahead and get on the flight for $300. He agreed and said he'd have to process the credit after I got on the flight (it was really about to leave). He escorted me down the jetway, but once we got there we found that they'd already closed the plane doors. So no deal.
The most entertaining part was the couple I was talking to. It turned out they got bumped off a flight at San Francisco Int'l earlier in the day, and were driven down to San Jose to get on this flight. They agreed to the deal as well, though instead of getting a hotel and tickets for the next day, they wanted the other option which was a midnight flight to Dallas, but from San Francisco again, then an early morning flight to Austin.
So, I was really surprised to see them the next day at San Jose drinking at the bar. I asked them what happened, and I guess they continued drinking all day at the airport, passed out, and missed their midnight flight! So here they were again, after going back up to San Francisco and back again, trying to get on my new flight. They had standby tickets but the flight was full again so they didn't make it again! They did say if they didn't get on the morning flight that they were told they would definitely get on the afternoon flight. What was really nice is that they were really fun and maintained a good attitude throughout the whole experience. Their mistake the night before was that they stopped drinking, which gave them the opportunity to fall asleep. So their new plan was just not to stop drinking this time.
After a group of us had agreed to the $600, a few people didn't show up for the flight, so it turned out there were actually two empty seats. The ticket agent told us he wouldn't go back on the agreement and that we'd all get the deal. Then I half-jokingly said I'd go ahead and get on the flight for $300. He agreed and said he'd have to process the credit after I got on the flight (it was really about to leave). He escorted me down the jetway, but once we got there we found that they'd already closed the plane doors. So no deal.
The most entertaining part was the couple I was talking to. It turned out they got bumped off a flight at San Francisco Int'l earlier in the day, and were driven down to San Jose to get on this flight. They agreed to the deal as well, though instead of getting a hotel and tickets for the next day, they wanted the other option which was a midnight flight to Dallas, but from San Francisco again, then an early morning flight to Austin.
So, I was really surprised to see them the next day at San Jose drinking at the bar. I asked them what happened, and I guess they continued drinking all day at the airport, passed out, and missed their midnight flight! So here they were again, after going back up to San Francisco and back again, trying to get on my new flight. They had standby tickets but the flight was full again so they didn't make it again! They did say if they didn't get on the morning flight that they were told they would definitely get on the afternoon flight. What was really nice is that they were really fun and maintained a good attitude throughout the whole experience. Their mistake the night before was that they stopped drinking, which gave them the opportunity to fall asleep. So their new plan was just not to stop drinking this time.
posted by PlaysByEar at 8:42 PM
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