AA just cancelled my flight to Coz 7/28

[BoundForElsewhere]

There is an element of fun to the bus and ferry, and the anticipation of arrival on the island. But it's balanced by the time and effort required. Always been a coin flip for me.

its the stupid 2 or more hour layover we have to suffer coming down from nyc. completely negates any benefit to flying into coz.

 

[ggunn]

There is an element of fun to the bus and ferry, and the anticipation of arrival on the island. But it's balanced by the time and effort required. Always been a coin flip for me.

It's a lot more fun going than coming back.

 

[ggunn]

its the stupid 2 or more hour layover we have to suffer coming down from nyc. completely negates any benefit to flying into coz.

Suit yourself, but for me a couple hours layover somewhere as opposed to flying into Cancun and doing the bag drag is a complete no-brainer for me. I'll take the layover every time.

 

[flyboy08]

Suit yourself, but for me a couple hours layover somewhere as opposed to flying into Cancun and doing the bag drag is a complete no-brainer for me. I'll take the layover every time.

Charlotte nice. They have a piano player and rocking chairs to pass the time.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

Suit yourself, but for me a couple hours layover somewhere as opposed to flying into Cancun and doing the bag drag is a complete no-brainer for me. I'll take the layover every time.

hmm. i'll have to give that some thought. i don't check luggage so i would still be carrying my gear... worth a though, i guess.

 

[ggunn]

Charlotte nice. They have a piano player and rocking chairs to pass the time.

The Houston airport has a Pappadeaux with excellent seafood and a diverse wine list. The seating is very comfortable and they don't try to rush you.

 

[DandyDon]

Does go to show that the airlines are capable, when they want to, of allowing people to make their connections.

Wild story there. I've been flying off & on for 50+ years, so I have been through some of those. On one trip to The Netherlands for a Mensa convention decades ago, I was going to meet a buddy in Atlanta for the overseas flight, then he invited his disabled ex-wife - who I would meet in DFW. I said "Do Not Fail To Meet Our Plane In Atlanta!" Sure enough, our DFW-ATL flight was canceled after we boarded. I had a Crown Room membership then and some influence so the disabled lady & I went there for drinks while the concierge there worked on our tickets. My bud in ATL was in that Crown Room on a pass I gave him, saw our plane was canceled, went to the desk, and was told "Someone is changing all of your tickets as we speak." We flew to Frankfurt, got lost in the airport, I called the First Class lounge, and they sent someone to escort us to the lounge until our next plane to Amsterdam. Once we got there, we filed baggage claims and then learned about the railroads! It continued to get crazy after that even, but this story is long enough.

Then there was the time I was going to fly to Virginia with a Marine Corps Reserve squad on a government group ticket, but overslept. I got to the airport, M-14 slung on my shoulder, and begged. They found the record, saw it was one Marine short, and sent me to Dallas where I repeated the begging thru a couple of more planes. I did arrive in Quantico sometime that night.

And there have been other adventures. Many, many adventures.

 

[dbernard01]

Charlotte nice. They have a piano player and rocking chairs to pass the time.

My wife loves those stupid rocking chairs! For me, I'll take a MIA layover on the right side of the country any day of the week. Like DFW, they have a Centurion lounge.

 

[loudives]

British Airways was the best for me.. Way back in 2010 Mexicana stopped operating. I had gotten FF tickets on them thru BA to cancun. When I called BA to see what could be done, the agent said she will get me there somehow. While she was looking I mentioned my final destination would be Cozumel 60 miles away so she said she would look for CZm. Long story short. Got booked on AA non-stop to CZM and back to Chicago with ups to first class arriving to CZM 1 hour earlier than original time to CUN. Thanks BA

 

[DandyDon]

Cool story. Sometimes the customer gets to win.

I mentioned my final destination would be Cozumel 60 miles away