I am writing this letter as I sit on a Delta plane Monday en route to Las Vegas. I wasn't supposed to be on this flight. I was scheduled to fly on Frontier on Sunday. That was, until Frontier canceled my flight.
Sure, this happens to all airlines. If you have flown long enough, this likely has happened to you. What's different this time is the solutions Frontier offered me.
First, even though my contact information is on file with Frontier, I was never notified of the cancellation. I found out by checking the status of my flight online. I called Frontier, and after waiting on hold for 45 minutes, I was able to speak to someone.
Frontier verified that my flight was cancelled, and began to look for my next available flight. The best they could do was put me on a flight a full three days after I was to originally arrive! When I informed the lady that wasn't going to work – I am attending a convention, after all – she began to look at alternatives. Her other option was to fly me into Denver, and I could drive 11 hours from there to Las Vegas. No, thank you.
Frontier was kind enough to offer me a full refund if their flight alternatives did not work. I gladly accepted, and began my search for a new flight by visiting an old friend.
Delta had about a dozen flights I could choose from that would get me to Vegas in time to make my meetings. It came at a price, but luckily I had stockpiled a good number of SkyMiles during my days as a business traveler.
I'm not sure how Frontier's solutions would appease any traveler, business or leisure. It smacks of ignorance to think that anyone's travel plans are flexible enough to throw away three days. I guess this is part of the low-cost carrier experience.
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport has been a punching bag for years, with Delta taking most of the hits. While some of this scrutiny may have been deserved, count me as someone who is glad we still have Delta available as an option.
Marc Raab, Mount Washington
I am writing this letter as I sit on a Delta plane Monday en route to Las Vegas. I wasn't supposed to be on this flight. I was scheduled to fly on Frontier on Sunday. That was, until Frontier canceled my flight.
Sure, this happens to all airlines. If you have flown long enough, this likely has happened to you. What's different this time is the solutions Frontier offered me.
First, even though my contact information is on file with Frontier, I was never notified of the cancellation. I found out by checking the status of my flight online. I called Frontier, and after waiting on hold for 45 minutes, I was able to speak to someone.
Frontier verified that my flight was cancelled, and began to look for my next available flight. The best they could do was put me on a flight a full three days after I was to originally arrive! When I informed the lady that wasn't going to work – I am attending a convention, after all – she began to look at alternatives. Her other option was to fly me into Denver, and I could drive 11 hours from there to Las Vegas. No, thank you.
Frontier was kind enough to offer me a full refund if their flight alternatives did not work. I gladly accepted, and began my search for a new flight by visiting an old friend.
Delta had about a dozen flights I could choose from that would get me to Vegas in time to make my meetings. It came at a price, but luckily I had stockpiled a good number of SkyMiles during my days as a business traveler.
I'm not sure how Frontier's solutions would appease any traveler, business or leisure. It smacks of ignorance to think that anyone's travel plans are flexible enough to throw away three days. I guess this is part of the low-cost carrier experience.
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport has been a punching bag for years, with Delta taking most of the hits. While some of this scrutiny may have been deserved, count me as someone who is glad we still have Delta available as an option.
Marc Raab, Mount Washington
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