Comments on: Good / Bad ? Travel http://cogdogblog.com/2008/12/05/good-bad-travel/ Alan Levine's space for barking about and playing with technology Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:26:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Alan Levine aka CogDog http://cogdogblog.com/2008/12/05/good-bad-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-57978 Alan Levine aka CogDog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:32:43 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2008/12/05/good-bad-travel/#comment-57978 @Stephen Downes: I was tired, it was late, and the gate agent was like the third string. He looked at my ticket and said he could not do anything with it. I just needed to get home and felt I could deal with it later. I am calling US Airways today to dig a bit. @Stephen Downes: I was tired, it was late, and the gate agent was like the third string. He looked at my ticket and said he could not do anything with it. I just needed to get home and felt I could deal with it later. I am calling US Airways today to dig a bit.

]]> By: Susan Miller-Cochran http://cogdogblog.com/2008/12/05/good-bad-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-57977 Susan Miller-Cochran Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:16:31 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2008/12/05/good-bad-travel/#comment-57977 I completely agree with you about Southwest, Alan--I try to avoid flying anyone else now if I can. They've definitely got it right when it comes to customer service, and it shows in their bottom line. I completely agree with you about Southwest, Alan–I try to avoid flying anyone else now if I can. They’ve definitely got it right when it comes to customer service, and it shows in their bottom line.

]]> By: Stephen Downes http://cogdogblog.com/2008/12/05/good-bad-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-57975 Stephen Downes Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:16:10 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2008/12/05/good-bad-travel/#comment-57975 Sounds like a disaster. I'm a bit puzzled. Why would it cost $1100 for a missed connection? I read what you wrote and I'm still not getting it. I have missed connections on numerous occasions; you just go to the agent and rebook your flight. Doesn't cost anything (except for the overnight stay). I've also used expedia.ca numerous times without incident; I wouldn't recommend them for all cases (eg. booking flights in Europe) but they have certainly done the job for me. Totally agree with you about Logan, though. It should be used as a destination airport only, never for transfers (contrast with Newark, which is an excellent point for transfers). Sounds like a disaster.

I’m a bit puzzled. Why would it cost $1100 for a missed connection? I read what you wrote and I’m still not getting it. I have missed connections on numerous occasions; you just go to the agent and rebook your flight. Doesn’t cost anything (except for the overnight stay).

I’ve also used expedia.ca numerous times without incident; I wouldn’t recommend them for all cases (eg. booking flights in Europe) but they have certainly done the job for me.

Totally agree with you about Logan, though. It should be used as a destination airport only, never for transfers (contrast with Newark, which is an excellent point for transfers).

]]> By: David McGeary http://cogdogblog.com/2008/12/05/good-bad-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-57973 David McGeary Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:08:54 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2008/12/05/good-bad-travel/#comment-57973 Alan, I have had similar experiences with some of these same companies. I'll sort of look upon your post as a call from Spartacus and I'll join in the ban! Cheers (and here's hoping that you've paid your karma tax in full for this year)! David Alan,
I have had similar experiences with some of these same companies. I’ll sort of look upon your post as a call from Spartacus and I’ll join in the ban!

Cheers (and here’s hoping that you’ve paid your karma tax in full for this year)!

David

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