Last minute flight canceling mother fuckers.

Why are you posting this?

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C Howitt Soze

Unassigned seats is a worse crime

Yep, Southwest burned me 3 times with last-minute, same-day-as-traveling flight cancelations in recent months. Twice going to/from NYC last month.

if you are flying these days, some tips:

check your email as soon as you get up the day you're flying. Airlines now cancel your flight via email and tell you to rebook "the next day". You can still fly that day; they are just trying to manage capacity by getting people to voluntarily alter their travel plans.

As soon as you know your flight is canceled, whether at the airport, at home, wherever--immediately contact the airline and re-book a guaranteed seat on the next flight your airline can get you a guaranteed seat--even if is the next day and you plan to try getting out sooner via flying standby.

Once you've locked in a seat on another flight, you can still try to fly standby on an earlier flight--esp if you're not at your original/home departure location. They give you priority if you're away from home and trying to get home vs people from that city. But don't wait to lock in a flight, even if it seems like it's inconveniently the next day. cuz you could end up stuck for 2 or 3 days if you don't.

if your flight gets canceled and your stuck at an airport, the best people to talk to are the ticket agents outside
security at the airport. the staff running the desks at the gate for each flight don't give a fuck about anything except the flight or flights assigned to that gate at that time.

if one agent tells you they can't help. get back in line and try another agent. keep trying. the good agents will creatively get you where you need to be asap.

if you're flying into or out of LaGuardia, expect delays/cancelations and general timetable fuckery.

Direct flights. Pay extra if you have to. Worth it not to deal with multiple airports. Greatly lowers your chances of delay/cancelation. Take a different airline if your usual airline doesn't have direct flights to your destination. Southwest is good, but they only fly direct to so many places.

Drive instead.

Southwest gets worse every year. I used to only fly them and now they are my last choice besides the airlines that actively hate their customers.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

They aren't cheap anymore either

Yep, and there's savages everywhere on SW flights.

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I know Ronnie Woo Woo uses them for Cubs game trips to San Diego. And if you were wondering, he does in fact perform his act the entire flight.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

I'm sorry you guys are poor.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

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that's been the case for years. it's outrageous.

You morose mother fuckers. I'm flying SW on Tuesday. Don't go jinxing me.

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Jetblue is the best flight you'll ever have. Get with it.

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Yes sir. But SW bag policy helped me out this time. I'm bringing a lot of weight back from VT

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Let me know how you want to unload it. I got peeps, but I can probably hold quite a bit myself... If it's quality, I can make the whole thing work.

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Two suitcases full of the best beer in the world, yo. Pure.

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I know, man.

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Didn't think you were a beer guy. I'm willing to host a CFMB beer tasting upon my return!

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There are non beer guys?

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Sounds like a drug deal is going down.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Or RSG is acquiring a hefty mail order bride.

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If I get high (enough) on my own supply, I just might.

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I believe they are called "women"

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