04-04-2022
01:56 PM
04-04-2022
01:56 PM
Thank @SWFlyer007 for your offer. We are still here in Fort Lauderdale. To make the matter worse, out JetBlue flight was also canceled, Flight 2080, they moved us to next flight 1880 that canceled as well. It was nuts. Airlines take no responsibility when it's weather-related, and I promise you it had nothing to do with the weather. In reality, all other airlines canceled because all the pilots were timed -out, and took on more flights due to demand from southwest cancellation. All 5 of us were there till 5 am, and had to find hotel from 6 am till checkout 11 am for $498. Jetblue said their policy is not to reimburse or give out hotel vouchers. In fairness, Southwest did book us back now and only charged us what i paid originally for my return ticket - so that's positive. Hope everyone else in this situation got back home safely.
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04-02-2022
01:19 PM
04-02-2022
01:19 PM
Well, it's worthwhile to be insistent -- at least occasionally. If you keep pushing, "NO" is not necessarily the final answer
Example - spring break last year I was helping some people that absolutely had to get back to the east coast, but their flight was cancelled and all flights for the next 3-4 days out of Denver were full. I suggested that, due to the issue, that they INSIST that they be put on a flight out of Albuquerque instead. Southwest agreed and they flew out of ABQ instead.
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