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Title: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 18, 2011, 01:54:58 AM

I just missed mine. First time ever. Losses include one day vacation and 75 euro. Fuuuuu

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: Bildi on August 18, 2011, 02:00:59 AM

:(

How many times do you think you'll hook up before the next flight?

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 18, 2011, 02:04:23 AM

Prob hook up with my bed soon. next flight is tonight

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: Bildi on August 18, 2011, 02:38:22 AM

At least that's some consolation.

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: demi on August 18, 2011, 09:32:29 AM

No flight, but I was late to a train. Fun times at midnight

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 18, 2011, 10:20:41 AM

Hahaha i guess im lucky, if I hadnt missed my flight I woulndt have gotten a call from a recruiter for a great new job :) Hopefully ill be flying out soon fir ab interview.

Quote from: demi on August 18, 2011, 09:32:29 AM

No flight, but I was late to a train. Fun times at midnight

wasbit the last one? What happened?

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: Mupepe on August 18, 2011, 10:29:54 AM

Quote from: Premium Lager on August 18, 2011, 10:25:21 AM

Cheers Gundam im drinking beer at the airport now  8)

:wag drinking :wag

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: Smooth Groove on August 18, 2011, 10:34:56 AM

A couple of times for domestic flights when I was in college.  The flight stewardesses were always nice enough to set me up with another flight for no charge.  They probably won't or can't do that now because the economy is in shitters and flight companies need to squeeze every penny. 

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 18, 2011, 10:42:48 AM

Quote from: Mupepe on August 18, 2011, 10:29:54 AM

Quote from: Premium Lager on August 18, 2011, 10:25:21 AM

Cheers Gundam im drinking beer at the airport now  8)

:wag drinking :wag

Im on holiday bro :)

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: Mupepe on August 18, 2011, 10:55:39 AM

Drink on the plane though! :D

spoiler (click to show/hide)

so you don't miss your flight

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Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: chronovore on August 18, 2011, 11:05:52 AM

I've missed connecting flights when the international flight arrives late.

It sucks. Spending more than an hour in an airport is really sucky, even in the executive lounge.

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: Tucah on August 18, 2011, 11:18:46 AM

I've never missed a flight, but I also grew up in a family so anal about making every appointment that I arrive ridiculously early for important stuff like transportation arrangements.

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: Smooth Groove on August 18, 2011, 11:23:40 AM

Quote from: chronovore on August 18, 2011, 11:05:52 AM

I've missed connecting flights when the international flight arrives late.

It sucks. Spending more than an hour in an airport is really sucky, even in the executive lounge.

Do they serve free food and drinks in the executive lounge?

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on August 18, 2011, 12:11:27 PM

No, but earlier this year my grandma missed one after TSA found a bullet in her bag lol; my mom got held up with her. She was held for a few hours before being allowed to get on the next flight. She refuses to talk about the ordeal, but we're pretty sure she carries it because it's one of my granddad's old lucky charms (from WWII).

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: chronovore on August 18, 2011, 06:47:35 PM

Quote from: Smooth Groove on August 18, 2011, 11:23:40 AM

Quote from: chronovore on August 18, 2011, 11:05:52 AM

I've missed connecting flights when the international flight arrives late.

It sucks. Spending more than an hour in an airport is really sucky, even in the executive lounge.

Do they serve free food and drinks in the executive lounge?

They have same drinks and snacks that will be found in the airline's Business Class section for that flight. So the international lounge has wine, beer, hard alky-hawl and mixers, and then sandwiches, pastries, and packaged nuts. For me the main draw is no-one is bogarting the wall socket, and you can sit without sharing an armrest.

They're nice, but you're still spending 5 hours in a single room, killing time.

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: pilonv1 on August 18, 2011, 07:36:36 PM

I missed one once, my cab was late so I got to the airport just as the flight was closing. I didn't have a flexible fair but they moved me to the next flight anyway. That flight was leaving every 25mins or so, wasn't a big deal.

Title: Re: Have you ever missed a flight?
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on August 19, 2011, 10:55:35 PM

never cause i'm pro