Be careful what you wish for, or The Story of How We Did Not Go To Hawaii.

[eleanor_ramilly]

Yeah, I sort of have this creepy feeling that I tempted fate and it bit me.

Got to Raleigh in good time yesterday. Got on our flight, snuggled into our nice cushy seats, availed ourselves of cocktails. Got to DFW. Delayed in DFW. Got on flight to LAX. Availed ourselves of more cocktails. Were told by the pilot that they apologized for the

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[girlclassical]

Oh my. I've heard, and I've lived, some horrific airline experiences. But that, my friend, is the *meanest* I've ever heard. Jeebus. They just plain don't care anymore, do they?!

Well. I guess that's all there is to say about that. I'm sorry, dear.

[iamkas]

Wow, Marisa. That truly sucks.
Here's hoping the week can somehow be salvaged.

[rebelbets]

Holy crap, Marisa. Worst. Travel. Experience. Ever.

[carolc]

That suuuuucks.

IME, even when you're sure you'll never see your luggage again, it does eventually arrive. (Key word: "eventually.")

[beths0103]

You know, as a child of a retired airline employee, I'm always to first one to justify an airline's actions. But things have gotten so bad in the airline industry that there's NO WAY IN HELL I can justify what they're doing anymore. Outright lying like that and then putting you up in a roach motel is beyond bad customer service. I think my dad would have a heart attack if he still had to work for the airline industry anymore. Such a shame.

I'm so sorry to hear you had to go through that awful experience.

[grassyslough]

Yeah, I think it's just bad everywhere, with all airlines. My boss has declared no one from our company is every to fly Air Tran again after a co-worker had a travel hell experience that was similar but not quite as bad as yours, Marisa.

[girlclassical]

Heh! In recent years, my travel horrors have all been United. My parents' -- Delta. I think it is across the board, really. They are all worthless.