The Frustration of Airplane Travel

[debka_notion]

This morning, I found out that my flight home was canceled- or rather, the first leg of it was. So I called the airline company, and could either add another leg to my trip, or leave Sunday. I chose the latter, for the sake of my own sanity, even though it means getting home a few days later. I think I made the right decision- I really hope that I did. It's a disappointment not to see my family quite as soon, but better for my peace of mind in getting my work done and not worrying about packing until afterward. And it was a decision made fairly quickly, so I think it's fine. (But it epitomizes what I hate about airplane travel- train and bus trips may be late, but they're almost never canceled, rerouted or the like.)

Comments

[lordameth.livejournal.com]

Never thought about it that way... it's a good point.

Good that they rescheduled you and everything, though. Airlines can be really obnoxious about charging fees and such when you want to change your flight, but when you have to for one reason or another, they can be really good about free flights, free upgrades, or at the very least, waiving fees and helping set you up with getting where you need to go.