Rule 240
 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22900119/

Wish I had known about this

I've never heard of that before, Joe. Thanks for posting it. Who else here knows about this?

If you stay away from the damn airports, you'll never have to use it.:D

Why fly when you can drive?

"other than weather."

I have gotten a fair amount of grief from a certain someone for making that same comment . . . .:D

Damn...


Flying is a nice convenience...


But, in terms of fun, I had a blast driving to Arizona when I went to visit some family...

Just me, the road, and my car.


Perfect.

Pointed out to me by gorgeous us air agent in Charlotte, NC when I was returning from my brother's wedding in 2001. My wife and I had time on our hands and ended up in ATL at the Trellis for two comped days. I haven't had to use it since.

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OK boys and girls. Here is the deal. Mr Greenberg does not work for an airline. He does not make the rules nor i he correct on quite a bit of what he has written if he is the person whom I am thinking of.

Pre 9/11 when we were rolling in the dough and times were good we were known to re-book full fare and premium (read frequent flyers) on other airlines. When I rebook you on another carrier I do not get a discount. If I rebook you a few hours to departure I get to pay FULL FARE to the other carrier. If you bought your ticket 2 months ago and paid $200 I get to pay $2,000.

Now fast forward to 2008. Who here thinks that I am going to pay United $2,000 to fly your cheap ass to NYC because a flight canceled? Yea right. I have a bridge for you too.

What will happen is I I'll put you on the stand-by list for the remaining flight(s). If you do not get on I'll comp you a room and we will try again tomorrow. There is nothing in the Rules of Carriage that say I have to put you on another carrier. Mr Greenberg is right on the part that it says 'next available'. Since it does not specify that it must be another carrier, we assume it means us. Since we make the rules, that's what we do.

I guarantee the first time an agent rebooks a 14 day advance fare and authorizes a reaccommodation on to United for full fare, the next conversation he/she will have will be with a supervisor as they are escorted out of the building.

I so hate when people who know nothing about a topic write a article about said topic. When one of these would make print, our phones would light up and we had to tell people that the author is a dumb ass and not in touch with reality. Thanks for playing and you have a nice day. Buh Bye!

OK, just read his example of his "240" on American. AA flys from St Thomas to San Juan. This was not a 240. It was a simple re-route. We put him on ourselves. We did not pay another carrier. Grrrrrrrrr What a freaking idiot.

As for his second example he does not mention the type of fare he has. As mentioned above, I am guessing he is on a full fare ticket (no penalty) ad most carriers have identical fares from point A to B. We have to because your cheap skates will fly the cheapest fare even if it is only a dollar. Also, since he was probably on business his company probably bought a ticket and since they do not want him staying the weekend they buy full fares. Less hassle to change or cancel if plans change.

I hate people like him. Makes our lives that much more of a PIA when we have to be the bad guy. We always want Greenbergs home phone so we can have the passenger call him direct.

Bottom line. It ain't gonna happen for most of you.

Hehehe....



I have a small Cessna....



But I prefer driving...


I love the feel of the open road.

I hate commercial air travel. I hated it before 9/11 and I hate it even more now.

I avoid flying whenever possible.

But if I had a nice private jet I'm sure I'd do it all the time. Flying would be great if I could drive up to the jet, throw my bags on, and be in the air before I get the chance to open a beer.:D

Look people. If I loose my job because you people are not buying tickets and flying around for vacation I will be at someones door step with my wife, 5 cats and a dog. Now we all know that no one wants that to happen. So suck it up and fly somewhere. Follow my instructions and no one gets hurt.

I'll get right on that, David!

I prefer to fly to places far away when I don't have a lot of time. It IS fun to be able to pull off the road or turn down a street here and there when the mood strikes me, though.