Worst & Best Airports

[zion zig zag]

That's fucking laughable. They're going to get a financial slap on the wrist which they'll promptly pass on to the rest of us.

Try not to think about the 50 billion the taxpayers gave the airlines during COVID.

[BmillsSkier]

Supposed to fly from SLC to ATL Tuesday at 8A. They boarded us on the plane late at 9:15 only to take us back off 30 minutes later. Apparently they thought the pilot was coming in from LAX in 15 minutes when in fact he was coming in from Houston two hours later. When we boarded the same plane at the same gate again we sat on the plane for a couple of hours before takeoff. Flight was fine, landed in ATL at around 6P. Went to baggage claim and while I was waiting, I checked my airtag. The bag was still in SLC. Waited in line to talk to a human for half an hour and filed a claim. Bag was supposed to be "expedited" on the next two flights. The airtag didn't move. When I was sleepless I decided to fingerbang around Google Maps to see exactly where the bag was. Streetview showed it in a "Delta Cargo" facility. Called them this morning and they're sending my bag on a truck from SLC to ATL ETA, 5 days.

How the fuck does that even happen? We showed up 4 hours early for our flight. The plane never changed, yet they decided to take my bag off and ship it by truck.

That's infuriating.

That's fucking laughable. They're going to get a financial slap on the wrist which they'll promptly pass on to the rest of us.

While that is probably close to what will happen in practical terms, I can say with certainty that it wasn't that long ago when an airline would cancel your flight, bump you, fail to deliver luggage that the response was "tough, here's a shitty $100 voucher that will expire in 2 months", if any. The ability to @ them on social media and easily contact and open complaints with the DOT have produced real results for me and the canned responses from airlines now, again, in my experience, have been much more proactive and less fighting tooth and nail.

Of course, none of that applies to this week's gong show.

[Touring_Sedan]

Oh good. It's in Nebraska.

[BmillsSkier]

How is that better than putting it on a cargo flight or any number of the flights being routed to ATL? Insane.

[riser4]

Supposed to fly from SLC to ATL Tuesday at 8A. They boarded us on the plane late at 9:15 only to take us back off 30 minutes later. Apparently they thought the pilot was coming in from LAX in 15 minutes when in fact he was coming in from Houston two hours later. When we boarded the same plane at the same gate again we sat on the plane for a couple of hours before takeoff. Flight was fine, landed in ATL at around 6P. Went to baggage claim and while I was waiting, I checked my airtag. The bag was still in SLC. Waited in line to talk to a human for half an hour and filed a claim. Bag was supposed to be "expedited" on the next two flights. The airtag didn't move. When I was sleepless I decided to fingerbang around Google Maps to see exactly where the bag was. Streetview showed it in a "Delta Cargo" facility. Called them this morning and they're sending my bag on a truck from SLC to ATL ETA, 5 days.

How the fuck does that even happen? We showed up 4 hours early for our flight. The plane never changed, yet they decided to take my bag off and ship it by truck.

OMG. That is so much what the fuckery that I can't wrap my head around it

[Touring_Sedan]

OMG. That is so much what the fuckery that I can't wrap my head around it

Getting closer?




Woulda been been here sooner had he not stopped for a piss in Aurora.

[BmillsSkier]

Fuck that's infuriating.

Delta's CEO had the airline issue a "reassuring" apology to all affected today. He would have done it of course, but he couldn't, cause he had to fly (likely private) to Paris to do corporate schmoozing at the Games.

[zion zig zag]

Fuck that's infuriating.

Delta's CEO had the airline issue a "reassuring" apology to all affected today. He would have done it of course, but he couldn't, cause he had to fly (likely private) to Paris to do corporate schmoozing at the Games.

I heard he flew D1 with the poors?

They offered 10k skymiles for anyone affected. That's hilarious. "You sat in ATL for three days and missed your entire vacation? Here's enough points to fly partway from Atlanta to Tampa in Basic Economy the next time you want to give this a try."

I wonder if TS's bags went by ground due to heat and them trying to maximize weight for stranded passengers?

[BmillsSkier]

I heard he flew D1 with the poors?

They offered 10k skymiles for anyone affected. That's hilarious. "You sat in ATL for three days and missed your entire vacation? Here's enough points to fly partway from Atlanta to Tampa in Basic Economy the next time you want to give this a try."

I wonder if TS's bags went by ground due to heat and them trying to maximize weight for stranded passengers?

If he did fly in steerage with the poors then that is a real profile in courage.

10k Skymiles? What a slap in the face. I went to use miles for a flight recently but passed because they wanted a minimum of 65,000 miles for a weekend direct flight for ATL to CLE, a route that is all of an hour and a half; lol, no.

[zion zig zag]

If he did fly in steerage with the poors then that is a real profile in courage.

10k Skymiles? What a slap in the face. I went to use miles for a flight recently but passed because they wanted a minimum of 65,000 miles for a weekend direct flight for ATL to CLE, a route that is all of an hour and a half; lol, no.

Well, not steerage with the animals, but regular old Delta One with the schmucks that didn't make 34 million last year.

The mileage redemption's are total shit now and I doubt it gets better. I used to be able to fly 1st class SLC-MEX for 30k round trip. I just checked and that's 100k miles, an amount that used to get you to SE Asia or eastern Europe.

[El Chupacabra]

Supposed to fly from SLC to ATL Tuesday at 8A. They boarded us on the plane late at 9:15 only to take us back off 30 minutes later. Apparently they thought the pilot was coming in from LAX in 15 minutes when in fact he was coming in from Houston two hours later. When we boarded the same plane at the same gate again we sat on the plane for a couple of hours before takeoff. Flight was fine, landed in ATL at around 6P. Went to baggage claim and while I was waiting, I checked my airtag. The bag was still in SLC. Waited in line to talk to a human for half an hour and filed a claim. Bag was supposed to be "expedited" on the next two flights. The airtag didn't move. When I was sleepless I decided to fingerbang around Google Maps to see exactly where the bag was. Streetview showed it in a "Delta Cargo" facility. Called them this morning and they're sending my bag on a truck from SLC to ATL ETA, 5 days.

How the fuck does that even happen? We showed up 4 hours early for our flight. The plane never changed, yet they decided to take my bag off and ship it by truck.

Delta lost my luggage on a nonstop from Reno to SLC once. I've never had luggage lost or delayed on any trip, other than AirBerlin (which was swirling the drain of insolvency at the time).

[BmillsSkier]

Well, not steerage with the animals, but regular old Delta One with the schmucks that didn't make 34 million last year.

The mileage redemption's are total shit now and I doubt it gets better. I used to be able to fly 1st class SLC-MEX for 30k round trip. I just checked and that's 100k miles, an amount that used to get you to SE Asia or eastern Europe.

That must have been a real treat for those other D1 passengers.

Holy shit, 100K for a direct to MX. It was not that long ago (just pre-pandemic, and certainly during the pandemic) that I could get 3 round trips from ATL - DEN/EGE for 100K miles if I planned my dates carefully.

What a fucking joke.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

When United looks like a better future option than Delta...

[muted reborn]

Delta lost my luggage on a nonstop from Reno to SLC once. I've never had luggage lost or delayed on any trip, other than AirBerlin (which was swirling the drain of insolvency at the time).

I would never post or say anything like this out loud. The baggage gods always win and will smite many of your future travel bags into purgatory to put you in your place.

[BmillsSkier]

When United looks like a better future option than Delta...

You say that this week, but next week when Delta finally gets their shit sorted United will still be United and all those memories of why that is will come rushing back.

[Rideski]

I don't fly much and haven't read this thread. But why did they take away the 30 minute waiting parking lot on the way to DIA?

Went out to pick up the gf a few nights back and there were approximately 300 cars pulled over on various shoulders. The tunnels were a a show with people in total disarray.

[Touring_Sedan]

Finally arrived last night at around 9PM. Delivered by Latonya form Roadie in a new GLE, apparently it's like door dash for luggage. There was a handwritten "we're sorry" note stuck in the top of the bag. We leave tomorrow. Airtag FTW.

[BmillsSkier]

That's so on brand for gig workers here. Brand new Mercedes, drives for doordash, etc.

Hopefully they stuffed 100,000 Skymiles in that envelope.

[gravitylover]

I don't fly much and haven't read this thread. But why did they take away the 30 minute waiting parking lot on the way to DIA?

Went out to pick up the gf a few nights back and there were approximately 300 cars pulled over on various shoulders. The tunnels were a a show with people in total disarray.

It's like that leading to the NYC airports too. As you need to have some space to move right for the airport exit all of a sudden there's lines of cars on a narrow shoulder. It gets pretty sketchy sometimes.

[skaredshtles]

I don't fly much and haven't read this thread. But why did they take away the 30 minute waiting parking lot on the way to DIA?

Went out to pick up the gf a few nights back and there were approximately 300 cars pulled over on various shoulders. The tunnels were a a show with people in total disarray.

They moved it over by the gas station/restaurants just north of Pena. It's a much less convenient location, so I'm not sure why they did that...

But yeah - it's a shitshow on the shoulders some days - esp with people pulling out from a stop into full-speed traffic.

[Rideski]

Lol, it's on the wrong side of the highway.
Not like there aren't barren tracts of fields for miles on the south and east.

[skaredshtles]

Lol, it's on the wrong side of the highway.
Not like there aren't barren tracts of fields for miles on the south and east.

Not to mention that they already had the goddam lot in place.

But yeah - people parking on the shoulders are fkn morans.

[old goat]

Any US airport I've ever been at--plenty of unoccupied cars and otherwise long time waiters parked right in front of the terminal, good luck actually picking someone up. (Not at Euro airports where excellent public transportation to and from the airport is the rule.)

[m2711c]

try parkin' in front of the terminal in the upstates and you will be moved along by teh cops immediately...


fact.

[BmillsSkier]

I recently picked up the better half from the Charleston airport and thanks to a baggage handler shortage I had to wait curbside for a while till she came out. A full hour later and at points just standing outside the car, not one person asked me to keep it moving from my spot behind some other waiting car. It's not a massive airport like ATL, but it's bigger than most mid-size int'l airports (probably has something to do with Boeing's Dreamliner manufacturing facility attached to it), but it was a really weird feeling just sitting there waiting to get yelled at but never having it happen.