If you've ever flown, I'd like to hear about your experiences or anecdotes. I'll start: >Being anon and having to go to the US >Family buys tickets with American Airlines >Route is from the airport closest to my house to DFW and then IAH >The flight is supposed to leave at 2:30 am, and I've been at the airport since 11:00 pm >The damn plane is delayed and jeopardizes our flight from DFW to IAH. I don't understand Black people. I thought American Airlines was a good airline, but it seems like the Americans don't give a damn about delaying flights and compromising the loyalty of their few remaining customers.
>>2850406Can you state the reason for delay other than going "uhh niggers?"also>DFW to IAH>familydamn nigga just drive the what 6.5 hours? Even a rental would be cheaper than a family of people traveling. you retard mode
>>2850430Hello nigger. I am a rich Latinx who made a trip to Japan. I just didn't bother to translate the text I had written in Spanish to English manually, so Google Translate made some mistakes. >damn nigga just drive the what 6.5 hours? Even a rental would be cheaper than a family of people traveling. Judging by how gringos' biggest nightmare is walking, I supposed all of them would rather take a plane than drive. Also, a 6 hour drive is a lot of time, mind you.
>>2850438Bro it's not that the words aren't translating, you're leaving out context. Did you take a flight to Japan with a layover in IAH from DFW? What the fuck does Japan have to do with your opening post or anything? I mean great I'm currently here in Japan right now lol. What the fuck are you trying to even say?>Also, a 6 hour drive is a lot of time, mind you.A rental car(if you have no car) + family + all the luggage in it + gas > cheaper and probably around the same time trying to get everyone through the airport, on the plane, off the plane and out of the airport. I just looked, driving DFW->IAH is 4 hours, 6 hours with horrible traffic.
>be mexican>take retardedly short flight>something possibly weather or a mechanical issue fucks up the very short route >can't speak english worth a damn to communicate or understand the PA system>must be negro... https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/airline-cancellation-delay-dashboardAmerican has some of the most generous rebooking for flights delayed more than 3 hours, what your spanish speaking ass probably missed was people asking you to come to the counter if you wished to rebook on a different flight that day or get a voucher to compensate since the delay was +3hours.I'm all for shitting on airlines but at least be able to communicate when and what it was that causes a delay. American is far from the worst lol, looking at you Finnair and British Airways. At least AA is forced to compensate you and give you an update as to what the problem is.
>>2850441Ok. I'll give you that I didn't elaborate enough. But I will tell you our tale of woe with better explanation:>My father, brother and I made a plan to travel to Japan in June>My brother booked our flights to IAH, with the following route: Home Airport - DFW | DFW - HOU >We arrived at 11:00 p.m. at our home airport, with almost 3 hours of time ahead of our first flight>Around 1:00 a.m. we get a notification that our flight to DFW had been delayed and now we were expected to depart around 3:50 a.m.That small delay basically ruined our entire itinerary from the get go. Now we had to schedule a later flight towards HOU and also we couldn't arrive to our set time to receive our rented car, potentially making us pay a fine. I only ask why AA chose to be a retarded airline on our journey, when they had been a good airline before. Mind you, I have been to the US several times, so I am experienced in flying and also expect a high standard from airlines of that country.Also, if you are in Tokyo, I'd recommend you to visit Yokosuka and Nakamura>>2850443Lol, compensate my ass. When we had finished our trip to Japan and were waiting our flight from DFW to our home airport, AA just cancelled OUR OWN FLIGHT. Now we were trapped in Dallas and AA just told us to wait for TWO DAYS when another flight was scheduled to our home. Mind you they did not even compensate us by paying for a room at a hotel, my father had to pull money from his own pocket to book a hotel and wait.
>>2850446I can't make sense of this. What the fuck is your home airport? IAH? Were you doing IAH->DFW->Japan? You had a delay going to Japan or coming home? You showed up late to Japan or late back home? or what. Also I've never heard of a fine or penalty for picking up a car late, was it some off brand car share rental BS? Delays happen on any airline, which is why if flying international it's always recommended to have 3 hour minimum layover and not take those tight 45min connections. >AA just cancelled OUR OWN FLIGHT. Now we were trapped in Dallas and AA just told us to wait for TWO DAYS when another flight was scheduled to our home.They have to rebook you unless you booked on one of those shitty reseller sites like eDreams or Kiwi, where you're actually buying multiple flight deals rather than a continuous ticket from point A->B. Meaning you miss one flight it's on you, and they tell you this during purchase if you read it. If you booked fully through aa.com you would have legally had the option, it's right there on that link in the post, they have to rebook you on the next flight unless you were like NOOO MI FAMILIA NEED STAY TOGETHER! and there were like 6 of you. See that shit all the time at DFW when it's stormy and the counter is trying to tell some mexicans they need to do 2 people on one flight and 2 on the other, or heaven forbid they need to redo the seating assignment which basically is like telling a mexican family it's a deportation sentence.
>>2850447>They have to rebook you unless you booked on one of those shitty reseller sites like eDreams or Kiwi, where you're actually buying multiple flight deals rather than a continuous ticket from point A->B. Meaning you miss one flight it's on you, and they tell you this during purchase if you read it. If you booked fully through aa.com you would have legally had the option, it's right there on that link in the post, they have to rebook you on the next flightThey did rebook us and yes, we used the official AA site. The thing that infuriates me is they did not pay us for the hotel costs for the delay they caused. If you have any tips to demand an airline for hotel costs, I am all ears because it is unacceptable that we have to pay for a hotel ourselves.>What the fuck is your home airport? IAH? Were you doing IAH->DFW->Japan? Route:Home - DFWDFW - HOUIAH - NRTNRT - IAHHOU - DFWDFW - homeIf this isn't as clear as water, then I don't know what is. >You had a delay going to Japan or coming home? We had delays on both ways. Right at the beginning when they delayed our flight to DFW when we were at the first leg of our journey and then at DFW when we had to stay for two days in Dallas until our new flight departed back home
>We had delays on both ways. Right at the beginning when they delayed our flight to DFW when we were at the first leg of our journey and then at DFW when we had to stay for two days in Dallas until our new flight departed back homeIf you're wasting money on a hotel for two nights why not buy a flight home on different airline? Why are you scared to say what your home airport is? Are you from a shithole country and just wanna bitch about American Airlines?
>>2850458>Home - DFW>DFW - HOU>IAH - NRT>NRT - IAH>HOU - DFW>DFW - homeThis is the most retarded ass shit imaginable you can do DFW to NRT easily why the fuck did you go to HOUSTON?Also how the fuck did you do a flight from IAH to HOU flight, do you mean you had to self-taxi? Aa.com doesn't do that shit on normal tickets. I have to think you did some bullshit sketchy mexican airline bullshit where so long as you did a shit load of connections on individual tickets you got a deal.What it should have been was Home->DFW->NRT->DFW->Home, I don't feel bad for if the customer service people cancelled on you this is some insanely bullshitery going on here and I am not sure what you expected with something like that.
>>2850461>Why are you scared to say what your home airport is? Why would you want to know? Do you forget we are in an anonymous IB? I don't feel like revealing where I come from. >If you're wasting money on a hotel for two nights why not buy a flight home on different airline? It would be a bigger waste of money and there aren't many direct routes to our home airport. >Do wanna bitch about American Airlines?Yes, but next time I go to Japan I want to go to LAX and fly to NRT from there (I flew with ZipAir to NRT and they have daily flights from LAX compared to IAH). To be honest, AA gives you the benefit to have a carry-on baggage with you on Basic Economy, something I don't see in other airlines at all. The only draw is their humongous waiting times between connections
>>2850468>Why would you want to know? Do you forget we are in an anonymous IB? I don't feel like revealing where I come from.Because it adds context to it, why didn't you just round trip from DFW and then do a trip from home round trip from DFW. What you posted makes absolutely no logical sense to anyone, yet you blame the airlines? Even if I had to explain your layovers to someone who doesn't fly they could see the issues with what you caused yourself. Why do I share a board with these people... Y
>>2850466We rented a car to drive around Houston and thats how we went from HOU to IAH. >This is the most retarded ass shit imaginable you can do DFW to NRT easily why the fuck did you go to HOUSTON?Because ZipAir had opened a new route from IAH-NRT and it was far cheaper to fly from IAH then fly with JAL or ANA in DFW.
>>2850471OKAY. So you booked multiple airlines not a single round trip. Yes if one of your legs fucks you on a delay the following airline doesn't need to do anything, it would be like if you overslept for a flight.This isn't a fault of an airline it seems, it's a fault of you trying to shove in a lot adventures in and one leg fucked up. This is a risk you take when booking multiple legs yourself rather than a single ticket. This isn't the airlines fault, this seems to be a (you) problem
>>2850470First and foremost, it wasn't me who booked those flights, my retarded brother did. Second, it is AA's fault for creating such retarded routes just to go to Houston, but I believe my brother thought HOU was IAH because >hurr hurr it starts with HOU, therefore it is the larger airport in the area instead of that other airport filled with niggersI ain't a retard like him because at least I know how to use Google Maps to know where I am going
>>2850472Look buddy, we didn't have a single issue with ZipAir, if anything it has been one of the best if not the best airline I have flown with. All of our problems during our journey only happened with AA. I think I might fly with Alaska Airlines because I believe they may not delay/cancel as often as AA. The only drawback is that Alaska is far more expensive than AA
>>2850473I have to add all the flights in the US were with AA, nowhere have I ever mentioned another airline. They were the ones who made us do all those retarded routes
>>2850473>Second, it is AA's fault for creating such retarded routes just to go to Houston, but I believe my brother thought HOU was IAH becauseWhy the fuck did you not just fly spirit or something to Houston, what is your home airport? holy shit this is the context we are asking for. >I-I-IT wasn't my fault I had a fucked flight schedule my brother...>I-I-IT wasn't my fault I didn't ask AA for a voucher or free rebooking they are legally, yes legally required to offer if your flight is delayed more than 3 hours.>I-I-IT wasn't my fault that!Every day this board gets dumber and dumber, the fact is you did some retarded ass flight schedule for no real reason other than to maybe save a few bucks and realized why you don't do that. >I think I might fly with Alaska Airlines because I believe they may not delay/cancel as often as AAWHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE DELAY OR CANCEL. They state this in PLAIN ENGLISH when it is cancelled and you go to the customer service counter to get rebooked, unless you are stand by. THAT IS THE LAW. Just admit you didn't know english and fucked up. Like holy shit now people here might understand why I rate mexicans worse than chinese at airports during some stories. You guys are fucking morons.
>>2850477I AM NOT MEXICAN YOU STUPID HISPANIC SHITHEAD. I FLEW FROM SAPFOR THE LOVE OF GOD>Why the fuck did you not just fly spirit or something to Houston?Because those cheap yellow assholes won't let you aboard with a fucking carry-on without paying and we needed our carry-on luggage to take most of our clothing to Japan
>>2850480*SAP
>>2850480>not mexican>flew in from SAPHoly shit dude lmao, you're basically mexican same shit. You're english sucks and you didn't know how to understand that you were to go up for a new ticket on the next flight. Yeah it sucks for delays but WHAT WAS THE CAUSE? Weather is shit all airlines ground planes for, same with mechanical. Flying through TX in June is rolling the dice with late night severe weather that can spawn tornadoes. June also had insane flooding and rain in Texas. You're like complaining something should have been good, what would have happened if you went to NRT during typhoon season and shit was delayed? Would this thread be LE JAPAN SUCKS!!!!>Because those cheap yellow assholes won't let you aboard with a fucking carry-on without paying Zipair does the same shit.At the end of the day you did some retarded booking shit that heavily increased the chances of delays that would fuck up your plans, you rolled the dice on top of that during early summer known for storms as well. This isn't an airlines fault, this is some retarded mexican doing something stupid. not sure what you expected.
>>2850483>You're english sucksNice try ESL. >Yeah it sucks for delays but WHAT WAS THE CAUSE? Perhaps the weather? The throttles won't work or fucking China finally invaded Taiwan? I never knew. >Flying through TX in June is rolling the dice with late night severe weather that can spawn tornadoes. Yeah, we found out now. But I have flown to TX during winter and oir flights have never been delayed during Decembers
>>2850484>from honduras >calls others ESLAlso types "Perhaps the weather? The throttles won't work or fucking China finally invaded Taiwan? I never knew." in response to asking what the delay was for the plane not taking off on time.>Yeah, we found out now. But I have flown to TX during winter and oir flights have never been delayed during DecembersWow it's almost as if December isn't summer.Always remember /trv/ if someone calls you ESL, you're speaking to someone using google translate.
>>2850406American Airlines is the second most niggerified non-budget airline, right behind United. Only fly them if there is no other choice.
flying from incheon to bangkok we hit the worst turbulence i've ever experienced in my life. the kind where if you weren't strapped in to your seat you'd be getting popped up out of it. scariest few minutes of my life
>>2850473>My brother is retarded>This is American Airlines's faultMoron
>>2850538OP here. Don't know much about turbulence, but when we flew from MIA to FRA once in December, we felt the Lufthansa B747 sliding on the runway when we landed at FRA. The runway was covered in snow and we believed we would slide out and crash with a hangar just like in Linate in 2001 (2001 Linate Airport runway collision).>>2850499What airline would you recommend?
OP getting cooked in these replies lmao, anyway flying in the US has been pretty painless. Worst experience was a layover I had in Houston coming from NYC, plane took forever to disembark and I had to run to the next terminal, they'd just finished boarding the last guy from my group when I got to the gate standard airport shit.
>>2850585This anon here, I didn't even register your post, you booked a flight from DFW to IAH? are you fucking retarded?
Yeah, anon. My flight experience was epic!>airplane go up>airplane go down>step out on the other side of the worldEverything else is truly irrelevant. All the hassles, delays, annoying seatmates bumping your arm, shitty food, bad smells. All that matters is that moment when you step out onto a street which looks nothing at all like the last street you walked on.
>>2850499Yeah, but this dumbass would have had problems with any airline.American unfortunately has an alliance with airlines you'd actually want to fly with.
>>2850557Delta is honestly the only decent US airline left. Alaska is a distant second but caters to troons. Everything else is major garbage.
>>2850406What does people being Black have to do with air travel?
>>2850557Do you honestly have such a low IQ brain that you think some brands just don't have turbulence? Yeah dude you need to fly Qatar airways, they avoid turbulence and late departures because the government they have isn't american. totally dude.
>>2850458>Route:>Home - DFW>DFW - HOU>IAH - NRT>NRT - IAH>HOU - DFW>DFW - homeBRO WHAT
>>2850696AA made us have two connections. If you didn't read the entire thread, then please go there to have context.>>2850689I don't care about turbulence. All I care is that my flights don't get delayed at all. >>2850640Delta used to have flights towards ATL but they terminated that route
>>2850727>All I care is that my flights don't get delayed at all.Then don't take air travel, all routes and planes suffer from delays at some point and time. Absolute single digit IQ here.
>>2850730>uhhh if you don't like delays then don't fly at all>uhhh if you hate traffic jams, then don't drive at allTotal retarded reply. There must be an objective way to predict the likeliness of a flight being delayed or not. But since you talk in absolutes then you are not worthy to have a constructive discussion
>>2850727>Delta used to have flights towards ATL but they terminated that routeLooks like they offer a once a day flight. Did "your brother" miss that too?
>>2850741Yes most airlines have a suggested on time schedule when booking for people with tight connections. It's not rocket science here. Good thread OP needed a laugh to remind myself why I flew out earlier for the holidays than your retarded ass flying in JUNE to Texas and didn't expect delays.
ITT: OP tries to shove too much shit in one trip and lets his retarded brother fuck it up, blames airlines.Keep in mind these are the same mouth breathers who shit talk any USA travel on this board.
>>2850484>ESL insult>DecembersThere are two Decembers? Not seeing it on any English calendar anon.
>>2850780It seems I would be better off just flying from SAP-MIA, MIA-LAX for a future trip to Japan. At least ZipAir flights from LAX to NRT are cheaper.
>>2850604Respectable traveler with the good spirit.
>>2850818OP here. Next time I will be like >>2850604 and be better prepared
>>2850803Why don't you just fly to LAX...Actual mental retardation at this point
>>2850965>Why don't you just fly to LAX...Because that's the cheapest route to LAX. Surprise, surprise, there is a reason hubs exist and AA makes me do a connection at MIA first. I checked on Google Flights
