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发信人: wholehope (希望永恒), 信区: Travel
标 题: 错过飞机的一些经验分享
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Jan 11 11:29:55 2010, 美东)

看大家最近在讨论很多错过飞机的问题,这里分享一点经验。

1. 最根本的是要早到机场。最近机场大事小事不断,安检也可能会拖,所以早到才是关键。

2. 一定要在网上提前check-in. 一般domestic的飞机都可以网上check-in. 如果你没有打印机,网上check-in了,无法打出来,也一定要网上check-in, 去了机场之后再用机器reprint。机场的check-in是提前30分钟关闭的,如果你去晚了,还是可以reprint出来,但是没法check-in了。

(phil: 第二点个人有不同经历, 在网上CHECK-IN了, 没有打印登机牌, 到达机场后, 如果离出发时间小于30分钟(或者他们规定的最少时间), 机器上一样不允许你打印登机牌, 如果你没有拖运的行李, 和工作人员说说大多数情况下应该可以给你登机牌, 如果有拖运行李, 就看运气了. 这个情况在DELTA(ATLANTA), NORTHWEST和AMERICAN(BOSTON)和CONTINENTAL(LOS ANGELES)都碰到过, 尤其是CONTINENTAL在LA, 非常的乱, 人也很多, 一定要谨慎, 容易误机.)

3. 如果你带了checked luggage, 一定要提前提前去。一般情况队的很长,老美工作人员效率很慢很慢,会等的人急死的。网上check-in的时候,要看看能不能直接缴费,去了直接drop off.

4. 如果是你去晚了,错过了飞机,一般的处理是“给你安排下班飞机”,但是自己要出“差价+改票费”。航空公司不会承担任何责任,因为过错在自己。这个时候不要浪费时间argue,一定要记得问“重新买一张票是多少钱?”。因为这样可能比“差价+改票费”便宜。如果你是直接从航空公司定的,就去柜台改。如果是从expedia.com等agency定的,直接去柜台也可以,但是有surcharge。打电话给expedia有可能会有更
好的结果,但是也不一定。

(nicemannot: 国内航班一些航空公司允许你FREE STANDBY(当天),不用另外交钱,但是如果你要CONFIRMED SEAT,可能要交(UA是75刀),但是一般不会要你交差价。有的公司让当天standby,有的不行,要看运气。如果当天没有航班了,一定是要补差价+改票的。)

5. 如果是航空公司transfer的前趟飞机晚点了,如果还在机场的security area里面,直接跑到里面的custerm service或者登机柜台去,看看能不能挤到一些马上就要出发的飞机里。transfer晚了,航空公司一般都会管,走不了了,一般也会有餐补和住宿。

6. 最近天气不好,航空公司会cancel flight due to the weather. 注意在这个情况下,法律允许航空公司不做任何补偿,唯一要做的就是把你放在next available flight,即使是3天以后。在这种情况下,(a) 要call自己原来订票的地方,比如expedia,看看有没有其他的option. (b) 在机场看出发牌,看看有没有其他航空的飞机可以到达的,如果有打电话到其他的航空公司问价格,看看能不能接受。(c) 一般情况下,原来的航空公司不会refund,但是问他们使劲要refund,如果你找到了其他的方法回家,如果representative不给refund,就找他们的supervisor说话。call的时候,记住几点打的电话,说话人的名字是什么,让他们在票下面做notes. 不让回头有可能不给refund.

(CATIII: 不同意weather cancel flight:可以让原公司把你放别的航空公司航班上(如果有的话),甚至绕着飞。free of charge。)

(以前可能可以,但是至少delta不行了。参看 http://airtravel.about.com/ http://www.delta.com/ search "Liability for Delay or Cancellation")

7. 在安排行程的时候,最好要有一定的松弛度。不要把一环环套紧了,万一飞机出问题,就会损失很多。可以考虑买travel insurance。

(1) 机票一般用visa,或者是mastercard买的,都自带travel protection. 但是这个travel protection只管你自己或者是和你一起走的人生病,死亡,或者是你家人突然生病死亡,你要改变行程。仔细看visa和mastercard的term。这个保险,误了飞机,错过飞机都是统统不管的。

(2) 最好的信用卡保险是Amercian Express,在买机票的同时,付一个flat rate,好像不到10块钱。这个cover你在耽误飞机之后的所产生的住店,吃饭费用,好像是up to 200 per day. 误过几个小时就开始有补偿了,时间越长补偿越多。

(3) 买其他的旅行保险。注意要看清楚term。有的保险offer的和visa mastercard没有什么大的出入,有的就会flight cancel的要求也有很大出入。一般比较常见的是如果carrier不能正常工作24个小时,才会配。但是也有好的。这个要自己查询了。还可以买保险cover自己旅行中其他的non-refundable部分,比如旅店啊,priceline拍的都不能refund,租车什么的。比如:http://www.travelinsure.com/what/selectboc.asp这里的insruance cover "cancel for any reason",delay的补助是150一天,up to 750。http://www.travelguard.com/也提供类似的保险。这样的保险公司非常多,慢慢查。

(4) expedian和orbitz提供的保险似乎term不是太好,cover不了太多的东西,我没仔细懂,有兴趣的可以研究一下。

8. 如果是航空公司cancel flight,一般会通知乘客。但是我们大家在外,一般都在玩,开会,很可能错过电话,可恶的航空公司不是每个都留言。有的时候通过email通知,写的也含含糊糊,不知道说什么,况且出门在外又不是要爬在网上。如果在出发当天收到任何类似的电子邮件,或者missed 800 call,一定要提高警惕,提前给航空公司打电话,确认flight的status.

码了一推字,错别字连篇,大家有什么经验,可以接着分享。
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An English version can be found here

When It’s Not Your Fault

If you missed your flight because your previous flight caused your delay, you have some recourse when it comes to getting on another flight expeditiously. As long as it was with the same airline, you also should not be charged a change fee.

Financial compensation is another issue that will take some finessing. At this point, some people are thankful just to be put on another flight within two hours, but others want blood (and money). Some delayed travelers treat airline counter officials with appalling behavior – who hasn’t witnessed an angry tirade from some disgruntled ticket holder as he or she berates an airline employee because the plane that just landed was too late for their connection? The unhappy traveler insists on restitution, a hot meal and the next flight out in less than 30 minutes. It’s comical, unless you’re the one behind the counter.

We all have our breaking point, but being nice can actually encourage someone to go out of their way for you. The airline employee appreciates this much more than being told they are a “useless representation of what an airline should be.” (Actual quote from delayed flier.)

When It Is Your Fault

“Oh my God, what time is it, finish your drink and let’s go!”

If you’re a single socialista, you’ve had a near miss with this one. But remember, if you do arrive at the gate with the umbrella from your drink lodged in your hair and there are four people at the counter and the clock is ticking, you may have a problem.

A few things to remember: An airline will not board an intoxicated passenger. It largely depends on the airline staff, but they are well within their rights to deny boarding to anyone not acting appropriately.

What to do if you find yourself in this situation? Beg for mercy and get on the plane, but don’t blame it on the bartender. If you are humble, and if you are nice, the airline staff will usually go out of their way to accommodate you and help secure you on the next flight. Whether or not you pay for a change fee depends on your attitude.

Airline personnel are well within their right to charge you for the change fee plus any difference in fare when you are at fault, but keep in mind it is within their control to waive it.

Moral of this story: Watch the clock, not your cocktail.

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