So the story goes like this: I'm waiting for my plane to leave at 6:55PM from Buffalo International Airport. Now I am in no way afraid of flying, but something happened a few days prior to my departure that got me a little nervous. The plane I flew in on from Orlando International had to make a emergency landing 5 days later because part of the roof peeled off during flight. Awesome.
So I get to the airport at around 2:30. Arrive two hours early for security right? Not a single fucking person there. No lines, no wait, nothing. So I arrived 4 hours early for no reason. So I get thirsty waiting at my gate and I go to buy a mountain dew. Cost me $2.50. What a rip. The lady who rang up my purchase is named Katrina. Interesting.
So after a few hours of watching planes take off and clouds move by, my plane begins to board. The entire plane is full. Not oversold, but full. Meaning everyone gets a buddy to sit next to right? Well I was almost fortunate to have a skinny guy sit next to me, but since we're at maximum capacity, I get the nice fat lady. "Woo-hoo" I exclaim.
Now I like to sit in the back of the plane (behind the wing) because I feel it's more comfortable. But this time, all the kids and parents decide to sit in the back thinking the same thing. I have this bratty 5 year old behind me, kicking my seat, throwing shit, singing hannah montana songs (this is a boy singing) and I plug my iPod in and fall asleep. "Battery low" it speaks. Great.
So kids are crying, flight attendants trying their best to quell the madness (any flight attendants out there, I give major props to your work) and everything is continually going down the shitter. So we start to make our decent an hour later. What does the kid behind me shout? "Mommy! We're going down! Look mommy it's like we're crashing!" Real fuckin' smart kid. I mean who better to start a panic?
We land, I get my baggage and I head home for some much needed rest.
Those who are too lazy to read: The flight sucked. The kids were crying. Horrible experience with Southwest Airlines.
cool story bro
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Welcome to American flying.
None of that was Southwest's fault, you just got unlucky.
There's a reason they have in-flight alcohol.
hence, why I do not fly.
[QUOTE=Prismatex;16139792]Welcome to American flying.
None of that was Southwest's fault, you just got unlucky.
There's a reason they have in-flight alcohol.[/QUOTE]
I know it's not their fault. But they are getting tons of shit about the safety of the planes.
And I can't drink. I'm 17 (well soon to be).
[QUOTE=Prismatex;16139792]Welcome to American flying.
None of that was Southwest's fault, you just got unlucky.
There's a reason they have in-flight alcohol.[/QUOTE]
Quoted for truth
My experience with airlines have been positive. Sure, there once was a kid kicking my seat, but then I looked over my seat and just glared at him for five seconds. I used to fly NWA but now NWA merged with Delta so I fly Delta. In-flight headphones suck but I lost my good pair in Japan.
[QUOTE=BluSpy;16139773]cool story bro[/QUOTE]
Please choke to death on your dinner tonight.
At least you didnt get the door to the plane shut in your face and the plane fly off without you, forcing you to spend the night in LA.
That was my experience with SW airlines a day ago.
My dad gets frequent flyer miles with Southwest. The only bad experience we had with them was when they filled up our flight, and we had to RUSH to this other plane scheduled for the same destination that was supposed to take off 15 minutes later.
[QUOTE=IdentityErr;16139753]So the story goes like this: I'm waiting for my plane to leave at 6:55PM from Buffalo International Airport. Now I am in no way afraid of flying, but something happened a few days prior to my departure that got me a little nervous. The plane I flew in on from Orlando International had to make a emergency landing 5 days later because part of the roof peeled off during flight. Awesome.
So I get to the airport at around 2:30. Arrive two hours early for security right? Not a single fucking person there. No lines, no wait, nothing. So I arrived 4 hours early for no reason. So I get thirsty waiting at my gate and I go to buy a mountain dew. Cost me $2.50. What a rip. The lady who rang up my purchase is named Katrina. Interesting.
So after a few hours of watching planes take off and clouds move by, my plane begins to board. The entire plane is full. Not oversold, but full. Meaning everyone gets a buddy to sit next to right? Well I was almost fortunate to have a skinny guy sit next to me, but since we're at maximum capacity, I get the nice fat lady. "Woo-hoo" I exclaim.
Now I like to sit in the back of the plane (behind the wing) because I feel it's more comfortable. But this time, all the kids and parents decide to sit in the back thinking the same thing. I have this bratty 5 year old behind me, kicking my seat, throwing shit, singing hannah montana songs (this is a boy singing) and I plug my iPod in and fall asleep. "Battery low" it speaks. Great.
So kids are crying, flight attendants trying their best to quell the madness (any flight attendants out there, I give major props to your work) and everything is continually going down the shitter. So we start to make our decent an hour later. What does the kid behind me shout? "Mommy! We're going down! Look mommy it's like we're crashing!" Real fuckin' smart kid. I mean who better to start a panic?
We land, I get my baggage and I head home for some much needed rest.
Those who are too lazy to read: The flight sucked. The kids were crying. Horrible experience with Southwest Airlines.[/QUOTE]
I was on flight 1744 or something like that from Buffalo International to Orlando and it SUCKED bigtime, not only was the service poor, but they broke our bag handles, and shrugged it off.
Same thing from the flight back, don't remember that flight #, but same thing happened.
Haven't flew in years, but if i do get that kind of people i would lean over and tell them to shut the fuck up.
[QUOTE=Skippy!;16139862]At least you didnt get the door to the plane shut in your face and the plane fly off without you, forcing you to spend the night in LA.
That was my experience with SW airlines a day ago.[/QUOTE]
Are you kidding me? You had it worse than I did then. That just sucks.
[QUOTE=Malumbre;16139860]Please choke to death on your dinner tonight.[/QUOTE]
:smug:
[QUOTE=Spork-Juct;16139882]I was on flight 1744 or something like that from Buffalo International to Orlando and it [b]SUCKED[/b] bigtime, not only was the service poor, but they broke our bag handles, and shrugged it off.
Same thing from the flight back, don't remember that flight #, but same thing happened.[/QUOTE]
I would call corporate and claim that the bags they broke were designer bags and that they cost $1000 to purchase. Ask for refund.
I love flying. We flew "Allegiant air" to the tri-cities (Tennessee), and some dude won $500 on an in-plane raffle.
[QUOTE=IdentityErr;16139938]I would call corporate and claim that the bags they broke were designer bags and that they cost $1000 to purchase. Ask for refund.[/QUOTE]
Reading their "Damaged baggage Claims" about what and what not to claim, the baggage instructor broke the main handle, which is supposed to be a refund of our money, (of the amount for the bags damaged) and they never sent the money.
[QUOTE=Skippy!;16139862]At least you didnt get the door to the plane shut in your face and the plane fly off without you, forcing you to spend the night in LA.
That was my experience with SW airlines a day ago.[/QUOTE]
Shouldn't have been late my friend!
[QUOTE=Spork-Juct;16139882]
(Somewhat Ironic, why would you even fly from Orlando to Buffalo? There's little interesting here.)[/QUOTE]
Buffalo was my arrival airport. I then drove to Spencerport, New York, a suburb of Rochester.
[QUOTE=BluSpy;16139773]cool story bro
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[QUOTE=Spork-Juct;16139980]Reading their "Damaged baggage Claims" about what and what not to claim, the baggage instructor broke the main handle, which is supposed to be a refund of our money, (of the amount for the bags damaged) and they never sent the money.[/QUOTE]
How long ago was this? I would call again and see what they have actually done to refund the money.
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Those who are too lazy to read: The flight sucked. The kids were crying. Horrible experience with Southwest Airlines.[/QUOTE]
Technically your "horrible experience" wasn't caused by Southwest Airlines, it was caused by the passengers.
[QUOTE=BluSpy;16139773]cool story bro
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My head hurts. What the fuck did you guys just do?!
[QUOTE=IdentityErr;16140087]How long ago was this? I would call again and see what they have actually done to refund the money.[/QUOTE]
I've called them Twice about it, and they've said the same thing "We're sorry, we're still processing your claim."
I don't think it takes two months to process a claim for a $500 bag.
i have wings
[QUOTE=pyrofiliac;16140151]i have wings[/QUOTE]
Yeah, yeah we all drink Red Bull, we know.
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[QUOTE=Spork-Juct;16140138]I've called them Twice about it, and they've said the same thing "We're sorry, we're still processing your claim."
I don't think it takes two months to process a claim for a $500 bag.[/QUOTE]
I flew Delta Airlines a few years ago and they lost our bags. We got them a day before we left to go back home.
[QUOTE=IdentityErr;16139753]So the story goes like this: I'm waiting for my plane to leave at 6:55PM from Buffalo International Airport. Now I am in no way afraid of flying, but something happened a few days prior to my departure that got me a little nervous. The plane I flew in on from Orlando International had to make a emergency landing 5 days later because part of the roof peeled off during flight. Awesome.
So I get to the airport at around 2:30. Arrive two hours early for security right? Not a single fucking person there. No lines, no wait, nothing. So I arrived 4 hours early for no reason. So I get thirsty waiting at my gate and I go to buy a mountain dew. Cost me $2.50. What a rip. The lady who rang up my purchase is named Katrina. Interesting.
So after a few hours of watching planes take off and clouds move by, my plane begins to board. The entire plane is full. Not oversold, but full. Meaning everyone gets a buddy to sit next to right? Well I was almost fortunate to have a skinny guy sit next to me, but since we're at maximum capacity, I get the nice fat lady. "Woo-hoo" I exclaim.
Now I like to sit in the back of the plane (behind the wing) because I feel it's more comfortable. But this time, all the kids and parents decide to sit in the back thinking the same thing. I have this bratty 5 year old behind me, kicking my seat, throwing shit, singing hannah montana songs (this is a boy singing) and I plug my iPod in and fall asleep. "Battery low" it speaks. Great.
So kids are crying, flight attendants trying their best to quell the madness (any flight attendants out there, I give major props to your work) and everything is continually going down the shitter. So we start to make our decent an hour later. What does the kid behind me shout? "Mommy! We're going down! Look mommy it's like we're crashing!" Real fuckin' smart kid. I mean who better to start a panic?
We land, I get my baggage and I head home for some much needed rest.
Those who are too lazy to read: The flight sucked. The kids were crying. Horrible experience with Southwest Airlines.[/QUOTE]
no one cares
I've actually had my best flying experiences on Southwest. The stewardesses are actually very friendly and polite, they serve free food and drinks, they have more leg room than the Delta or American Airlines planes I've been, and their flights are the cheapest I've found. A few years ago my family was flying from Boston to Honolulu on Delta (17 hour flight I think) and they only served us 2 drinks the entire time and if you wanted food you had to pay a ton for it ($7 for a tiny package of dried fruit, 2 oreos, and a small subpar sandwich).
What I've found to be the best strategy when flying alone on Southwest is to find an elderly couple to sit with. They'll want to sit together so there's always an empty spot for you on the aisle or window, depending on your preference. They're not going to have little kids with them, so it's quieter. I've also found that getting in the B boarding group is best; there's usually a wide selection of seats still available and the families with the really little kids will have pre-boarded so you'll know where to sit to avoid them.
I've had great experiences on Southwest as well.
A few years ago, I flew into Baltimore with them, and the stewardesses were singing to us about cicadas as we landed amongst a swam of them.
[QUOTE=Javascript;16139819]hence, why I do not fly.[/QUOTE]
You walk to distant countries
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