Made any travel mistakes lately?

[vertisol]

After a long week of air travel I arrived at the gate for my last leg home to find I hadn't actually checked in....


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[flychrisfly]

After a long week of air travel I arrived at the gate for my last leg home to find I hadn't actually checked in....

What happens in that situation??

 

[bismarck]

After a long week of air travel I arrived at the gate for my last leg home to find I hadn't actually checked in....


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I've seen that happen (to others) more than a couple of times. Usually in the PB lane (so probably frequent flyers).

Quite amusing.

 

[straitman]

I have booked D7 flight instead KUL-SYD and in 17C bulkhead. I think I am still crazy.

On D7 the best seats for leg room and space are 7DEF, 15HJK, 35ABC & 35HJK. Down side is they all have fixed arm rests.

15HJK is the equivalent to 17ABC bur with a lot of extra leg room as there is no bunk head and just door space.

 

[moa999]

I have booked D7 flight instead KUL-SYD and in 17C bulkhead. I think I am still crazy.

JohnK,
Nothing wrong with D7 at the right price.

Ensure you pre-order food (served quicker and free water) - I recommend the Chicken Satay, almost as good as MHs.

Also check out optiontown.com for cheap upgrade opportunities (though not as cheap as they used to be and the KUL-SYD flight is often packed now they have cut the schedule). Be aware that klia2 satellite late at night does not have much open.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

After a long week of air travel I arrived at the gate for my last leg home to find I hadn't actually checked in....

Please tell me you didn't mutter "but my PA always checks me in."

 

[vertisol]

What happens in that situation??

Basically had to rebook a later flight.

I'd been sitting in the lounge for a couple of hour as well, total brain fade.

 

[vertisol]

Please tell me you didn't mutter "but my PA always checks me in."

She is better than that.. All my own fault

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Basically had to rebook a later flight.

I'd been sitting in the lounge for a couple of hour as well, total brain fade.

Now that hurts! Fly behind or a whole new booking?

 

[JohnM]

After a long week of air travel I arrived at the gate for my last leg home to find I hadn't actually checked in....


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I did that at MEL going to PER once - but fortunately I was able to quickly whip over to the desk near the gate and check in. Great relief when 1A was still on my BP .

 

[puppysparkes]

I did that with a bid recently, but figured out how to undo it.

I was literally so derpy that I didn't know what I'd done until I wearily completed OLCI.

 

[im.daniel]

While checking in for a Kenya Airways flight from DLA (Douala, Cameroon), I was asked to present my original credit card used for purchase - which I stupidly left at home because I didn't think I would need it. Was sent to the KQ ticketing office to talk to the manager - but she was adamant that I had to show a photo of the credit card. I told her I didn't have it, and she suggested to cancel my existing ticket, and purchase a new one with the credit card I had with me - the conversation went back and forth for 20 minutes, getting me nowhere. I then asked her whether a photo of the credit card was good enough, luckily, it was.

All I had to do now, was get in contact with someone from home to send me a photo of it. I didn't have a working SIM card with 3G with me and was beginning to stress out. I tried connecting to the KQ wifi, but that didn't work, so I had to be creative. I managed to find an 'airport worker' and ask him to borrow his mobile phone for a wireless hotspot - in exchange for payment, of course. By some miracle, my partner replied almost straight away, and took a photo of her supplementary card and sent it to me.

I showed the KQ office worker, and she said that wasn't good enough, as it wasn't under my name, even though it was the same card number - and that she needed some form of ID from my partner. By now, we had 40 minutes to departure and I had yet to check in.

The man whose phone I used as a hotspot was long gone. I beg the KQ manager to use her phone (iPhone) to iMessage my partner again for her license, she relents. I manage to get the photo ID, and she checks me in with 25 minutes to departure. Had I missed that flight, I would have missed another flight to Kuwait on a separate ticket the following night which would have thrown my whole trip into jeopardy - as, understandably, there are only SO many ways to get out of Douala.

 

[get me outta here]

How stressful is that. I have been caught in this requirement, but why is it so important to them? A real problem for people who cc churn.

While checking in for a Kenya Airways flight from DLA (Douala, Cameroon), I was asked to present my original credit card used for purchase - which I stupidly left at home because I didn't think I would need it. Was sent to the KQ ticketing office to talk to the manager - but she was adamant that I had to show a photo of the credit card. I told her I didn't have it, and she suggested to cancel my existing ticket, and purchase a new one with the credit card I had with me - the conversation went back and forth for 20 minutes, getting me nowhere. I then asked her whether a photo of the credit card was good enough, luckily, it was.

All I had to do now, was get in contact with someone from home to send me a photo of it. I didn't have a working SIM card with 3G with me and was beginning to stress out. I tried connecting to the KQ wifi, but that didn't work, so I had to be creative. I managed to find an 'airport worker' and ask him to borrow his mobile phone for a wireless hotspot - in exchange for payment, of course. By some miracle, my partner replied almost straight away, and took a photo of her supplementary card and sent it to me.

I showed the KQ office worker, and she said that wasn't good enough, as it wasn't under my name, even though it was the same card number - and that she needed some form of ID from my partner. By now, we had 40 minutes to departure and I had yet to check in.

The man whose phone I used as a hotspot was long gone. I beg the KQ manager to use her phone (iPhone) to iMessage my partner again for her license, she relents. I manage to get the photo ID, and she checks me in with 25 minutes to departure. Had I missed that flight, I would have missed another flight to Kuwait on a separate ticket the following night which would have thrown my whole trip into jeopardy - as, understandably, there are only SO many ways to get out of Douala.

 

[clifford]

How stressful is that. I have been caught in this requirement, but why is it so important to them? A real problem for people who cc churn.

It's a real ripoff, but it seems that UL (for one) have quietly dropped this requirement. However, it doesn't do much to encourage flyer loyalty.

 

[Lemon_Party]

You know how Vodafone $5 International Roaming allows you to seamlessly use your Vodafone plan in 50 countries? Well before you go to a totally civilised first world country like Canada just check it is covered - just cause USA covered don't' assume Canada is also - indeed it isn't - and after just 3 days usage I get these 4 messages from Vodafone - 1st 3 advising charges for 3 days usage:

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And then then the message requesting urgent contact prior to account suspension:

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$446 in 3 days usage charges to be precise - D'Oh I guess that qualifies as a 'Travel Mistake' huh?

That's rough. Pretty sure I copped fees in DXB in transit earlier this year, just assumed they'd be part of the $5 gig and didn't do my homework.

Nowhere near your level of expense though!

 

[OzEire]

I beg the KQ manager to use her phone (iPhone) to iMessage my partner again for her license, she relents. I manage to get the photo ID, and she checks me in with 25 minutes to departure.

Glad you made the connection.

To clarify were you using their phone directly or on hotspot mode ? Not sure I'd want a photo of my ID to be left with a random stranger.

This requirement is just crazy (and yes I have experienced it elsewhere) - it achieves nothing but customer frustration.

 

[im.daniel]

Glad you made the connection.

To clarify were you using their phone directly or on hotspot mode ? Not sure I'd want a photo of my ID to be left with a random stranger.

This requirement is just crazy (and yes I have experienced it elsewhere) - it achieves nothing but customer frustration.

The credit card photo was on my phone via hotspot, but the ID photo was on the KQ manager's phone ...

The reasoning behind the credit card checks is apparently due to widespread fraud in Africa. However, when I booked the flight, no where on the ticket did it state that I needed to present my card at check-in, otherwise I would have brought it along with me. 4 other passengers were in the same predicament as me, but because they had a working phone with 3G, it was easy for them to retrieve their cards.

 

[JohnK]

On D7 the best seats for leg room and space are 7DEF, 15HJK, 35ABC & 35HJK. Down side is they all have fixed arm rests.

15HJK is the equivalent to 17ABC bur with a lot of extra leg room as there is no bunk head and just door space.

The legroom in 17C is fine. Similar to exit row. A little restricted in 17AB but my feet did not reach bulkhead fully stretched at 5'8". The seat is way too narrow with the fixed armrest and seatbelt was stretched to its fullest.

Think I will give D7 an indefinite break. Too uncomfortable for me. I paid ~$420 for one way flight and another ~$17 on 3 beers and pringles. Too much money for little comfort. I was actually starving towards end of flight but very few options left and to be honest the food I did pre-order was rubbish. Noticed a fair few people choose not to receive the second meal they prepaid. Not sure reason.

I spent ~$600 for CNX-KUL-SYD. Think I could have paid ~AUD750 for CNX-BKK-SYD on PG/QF which would have been a much better choice.

Anyway I think lesson learnt.

 

[Quickstatus]

The legroom in 17C is fine. Similar to exit row. A little restricted in 17AB but my feet did not reach bulkhead fully stretched at 5'8". The seat is way too narrow with the fixed armrest and seatbelt was stretched to its fullest.

Think I will give D7 an indefinite break. Too uncomfortable for me. I paid ~$420 for one way flight and another ~$17 on 3 beers and pringles. Too much money for little comfort. I was actually starving towards end of flight but very few options left and to be honest the food I did pre-order was rubbish. Noticed a fair few people choose not to receive the second meal they prepaid. Not sure reason.

I spent ~$600 for CNX-KUL-SYD. Think I could have paid ~AUD750 for CNX-BKK-SYD on PG/QF which would have been a much better choice.

Anyway I think lesson learnt.

But you landed..........in the correct airport.....
What did you do for entertainment inflight?

 

[JohnK]

But you landed..........in the correct airport.....
What did you do for entertainment inflight?

Amused myself with the decision I made to fly D7.

Slept first couple of hours, then lunch, then 3 beers and doing some Sudokus then the last 4 hours trying to sleep and looking extremy bored.

I forgot to pre-book the entertainment option for MYR49. Then I tried to go into booking to add but you could add anything except for entertainment option. I was going to pay MYR60 on board but when I slept for first few hours and when I woke up looked at list of movies on offer I chose to save myself MYR60.