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US Airways is predatory. My advice: Do not fly on US Airways.
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US Airways is predatory. My advice: Do not fly on US Airways.
Hatunen wrote in message . ..
Your screed does not make it clear just who required the documents; was it the ariline or was it the destination country? If the destination country, what, exactly, did you want the airline to do and how are they responsible for it? Jamaica would have required the documents for entry. The original itinerary took us from Dallas to Charlotte to Montego Bay. Perhaps we could have flown to Charlotte as American citizens, stayed in Charlotte at our expense until a family member could send us our birth certificates, then fly from Charlotte to Montego Bay. I would have been more than happy to pay US Airways any extra necessary for such an arrangement. Would a passport have satisifed everyone? Yes, but a passport is not needed to enter Jamaica. When we're about to make an international flight we make sure all our papers are in order at least a week before the flight, and now you can see why. Naturally. I lined out everything days before our scheduled departure. I made the mistake of assuming our birth certificates were in our home files, used on an earlier trip to Mexico, but my wife had moved them to safe deposit, with the best of intentions, without my knowledge. Simple human error, but I am the wiser for it. Best regards, Ray Lozano www.usairways.tv |
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US Airways is predatory. My advice: Do not fly on US Airways.
Ray Lozano wrote:
Hatunen wrote in message . .. Your screed does not make it clear just who required the documents; was it the ariline or was it the destination country? If the destination country, what, exactly, did you want the airline to do and how are they responsible for it? Jamaica would have required the documents for entry. The original itinerary took us from Dallas to Charlotte to Montego Bay. Perhaps we could have flown to Charlotte as American citizens, stayed in Charlotte at our expense until a family member could send us our birth certificates, then fly from Charlotte to Montego Bay. I would have been more than happy to pay US Airways any extra necessary for such an arrangement. You wouldn't have needed to stay in Charlotte. You could have left on a later flight, for money, from Dallas (on US). Then you would have kept your return intact. The suggest to contact your TA was to reduce the amount of money you would be out, but it seems you didn't do that. |
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US Airways is predatory. My advice: Do not fly on US Airways.
Bert Hyman wrote:
In om (Ray Lozano) wrote: Simple human error, but I am the wiser for it. Then why did you start this thread? He wanted an opinion of his chances on getting reimbursement of over $4000 more he had to spend to fix his mistake. |
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US Airways is predatory. My advice: Do not fly on US Airways.
"Ray Lozano" wrote in message om... Naturally. I lined out everything days before our scheduled departure. I made the mistake of assuming our birth certificates were in our home files, used on an earlier trip to Mexico, but my wife had moved them to safe deposit, with the best of intentions, without my knowledge. Simple human error, but I am the wiser for it. So why is the airline responsible for your egregious error? |
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US Airways is predatory. My advice: Do not fly on US Airways.
Ray Lozano wrote:
Hatunen wrote in message . .. When we're about to make an international flight we make sure all our papers are in order at least a week before the flight, and now you can see why. Naturally. I lined out everything days before our scheduled departure. "days before"? Gosh, we're PACKED, have double checked our lists, taken half the "stuff" out of our bags, and are ready to roll at least a week before an international flight. I made the mistake of assuming our birth certificates were in our home files, used on an earlier trip to Mexico, but my wife had moved them to safe deposit, with the best of intentions, without my knowledge. Standard comment about "ass-u-me".... In addition to your waiting to the last minute, if you'd listened to rec.travel.caribbean and other newsgroups, you'd have heard that while "raised seal" berth certs and "government ID" are minimally acceptable, passports make transport significantly easier, *particularly* when re-entering the US. Simple human error, but I am the wiser for it. I echo the other comments: it was your errors, and your insistance, that caused your troubles and extra costs. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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US Airways is predatory. My advice: Do not fly on US Airways.
Whilst undoubtedly under the effects of alcohol, Bert Hyman
wrote: In om (Ray Lozano) wrote: Simple human error, but I am the wiser for it. Then why did you start this thread? Because he is an idiot. ========= Dave Don't Drink Drive.... It's A Laundry Detergent |
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US Airways is predatory. My advice: Do not fly on US Airways.
"mrtravel" wrote in message . .. Bert Hyman wrote: In om (Ray Lozano) wrote: Simple human error, but I am the wiser for it. Then why did you start this thread? He wanted an opinion of his chances on getting reimbursement of over $4000 more he had to spend to fix his mistake. Hopefully his $4800 taught him some valuable lessons... * you're not leaving the country w/o your documents * you're not flying on the return leg of a RT ticket when you didn't board the departure leg * don't show up at the airport at 4am with your family all packed and ready, when you know you can not fly * don't panic but seek out and find those that can help and accommodate you |
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US Airways is predatory. My advice: Do not fly on US Airways.
"Ray Lozano" wrote in message om... Hatunen wrote in message . .. Your screed does not make it clear just who required the documents; was it the ariline or was it the destination country? If the destination country, what, exactly, did you want the airline to do and how are they responsible for it? Jamaica would have required the documents for entry. The original itinerary took us from Dallas to Charlotte to Montego Bay. Perhaps we could have flown to Charlotte as American citizens, stayed in Charlotte at our expense until a family member could send us our birth certificates, then fly from Charlotte to Montego Bay. I would have been more than happy to pay US Airways any extra necessary for such an arrangement. Gee, what you said! It is the requirement of Jamaica that you have these documents. You didn't have them so why blame US Air for your mistake and for them following the law? Would a passport have satisifed everyone? Yes, but a passport is not needed to enter Jamaica. Either a certified original birth certificate AND a government issued photo ID is required OR a Passport. Passport is the intelligent thing to have. When we're about to make an international flight we make sure all our papers are in order at least a week before the flight, and now you can see why. Naturally. I lined out everything days before our scheduled departure. I made the mistake of assuming our birth certificates were in our home files, used on an earlier trip to Mexico, but my wife had moved them to safe deposit, with the best of intentions, without my knowledge. Simple human error, but I am the wiser for it. Best regards, Ray Lozano Now this is the only thing that you have written that is correct so take a moment and read it again to yourself. YOU made the mistake and it is YOU that is responsible and nobody else has any blame on them. They fulfilled their part of the bargain, YOU didn't fulfill YOUR part. YOU are the one at fault and YOU are the only one you can sue for failing to get you to your ultimate location. Don't believe me, ask any attorney that has ever picked up a book on torts. Jim |
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