Comments on: Scary airline experiences http://www.anitabora.com/blog/2007/11/13/scary-airline-experiences/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:19:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Luggage Sets http://www.anitabora.com/blog/2007/11/13/scary-airline-experiences/comment-page-1/#comment-735929 Luggage Sets Sun, 11 May 2008 18:23:26 +0000 http://www.anitabora.com/blog/?p=503#comment-735929 <strong>Luggage Sets</strong> I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you. Luggage Sets

I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you.

]]> By: Travel Adviser http://www.anitabora.com/blog/2007/11/13/scary-airline-experiences/comment-page-1/#comment-712020 Travel Adviser Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:47:20 +0000 http://www.anitabora.com/blog/?p=503#comment-712020 It's becoming more and more difficult to travel with any luxury items these days. I love to travel light and the smaller and lighter my luggage the better. There are so many advantages to packing light! It’s becoming more and more difficult to travel with any luxury items these days. I love to travel light and the smaller and lighter my luggage the better. There are so many advantages to packing light!

]]> By: airline http://www.anitabora.com/blog/2007/11/13/scary-airline-experiences/comment-page-1/#comment-653333 airline Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:21:15 +0000 http://www.anitabora.com/blog/?p=503#comment-653333 Hi! The same thing happened to my pal last spring! I think that a lot of the problems in planes stem from lack of space, if you travel economy. Hi!
The same thing happened to my pal last spring!
I think that a lot of the problems in planes stem from lack of space, if you travel economy.

]]> By: Kurt http://www.anitabora.com/blog/2007/11/13/scary-airline-experiences/comment-page-1/#comment-565692 Kurt Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:05:56 +0000 http://www.anitabora.com/blog/?p=503#comment-565692 My family and I travelled to India on Dec 25th. We were there for only 7 days to attend a wedding. We didn't get our luggage. Now I am back in USA and still haven't gotten my luggage. I have so much trouble getting hold of someone in the morning in India. Always get a message stating that line is busy for now and call back later. I can get a hold of someone at night time and it is different person and I have explain the whole story and I get a promise someone will call back and never happens. Not happy with the service so far. My family and I travelled to India on Dec 25th. We were there for only 7 days to attend a wedding. We didn’t get our luggage. Now I am back in USA and still haven’t gotten my luggage. I have so much trouble getting hold of someone in the morning in India. Always get a message stating that line is busy for now and call back later. I can get a hold of someone at night time and it is different person and I have explain the whole story and I get a promise someone will call back and never happens. Not happy with the service so far.

]]> By: Anita http://www.anitabora.com/blog/2007/11/13/scary-airline-experiences/comment-page-1/#comment-498551 Anita Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:49:48 +0000 http://www.anitabora.com/blog/?p=503#comment-498551 @ Lubna: i agree. they should definitely have separate queues for senior citizens. the best thing about flying out from bangalore airport is that at least landing in any other airport feels so much better :) @ fibinse/vinod: thanks for sharing! @ srikanth: i think you can write a book on your horror stories! @ ravi: that is an awesome idea! i try and do that on short trips also. usually i carry a rucksack and pack everything in it. i've learnt the art of travelling light :) @ sudip: thanks sudip! please do drop in often :) @ Lubna: i agree. they should definitely have separate queues for senior citizens. the best thing about flying out from bangalore airport is that at least landing in any other airport feels so much better :)

@ fibinse/vinod: thanks for sharing!

@ srikanth: i think you can write a book on your horror stories!

@ ravi: that is an awesome idea! i try and do that on short trips also. usually i carry a rucksack and pack everything in it. i’ve learnt the art of travelling light :)

@ sudip: thanks sudip! please do drop in often :)

]]> By: Sudip Chowdhury http://www.anitabora.com/blog/2007/11/13/scary-airline-experiences/comment-page-1/#comment-497645 Sudip Chowdhury Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:15:52 +0000 http://www.anitabora.com/blog/?p=503#comment-497645 Thoroughly enjoyed the Travellogs and photos. Very creative indeed and keep it up. I will keep track for more on this site. Thoroughly enjoyed the Travellogs and photos.

Very creative indeed and keep it up. I will keep track for more on this site.

]]> By: Ravi http://www.anitabora.com/blog/2007/11/13/scary-airline-experiences/comment-page-1/#comment-491039 Ravi Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:23:48 +0000 http://www.anitabora.com/blog/?p=503#comment-491039 Anita, These days when I travel, I pack really light - 3 to 4 pairs of clothes, at the most. All of it fits neatly into one carrybag which I check in as cabin baggage. That way, I'm in control of my belongings & I find that I can waltz through airports without having to spend hours waiting at a conveyor belt for my precious luggage that would otherwise have been soiled, beaten and tossed around! Whadja think if idea? Cheers, Ravi Anita,
These days when I travel, I pack really light — 3 to 4 pairs of clothes, at the most. All of it fits neatly into one carrybag which I check in as cabin baggage. That way, I’m in control of my belongings & I find that I can waltz through airports without having to spend hours waiting at a conveyor belt for my precious luggage that would otherwise have been soiled, beaten and tossed around! Whadja think if idea?
Cheers,
Ravi

]]> By: HeavyGod http://www.anitabora.com/blog/2007/11/13/scary-airline-experiences/comment-page-1/#comment-487406 HeavyGod Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:37:05 +0000 http://www.anitabora.com/blog/?p=503#comment-487406 Really good and really interesting post. I expect (and other readers maybe :)) new useful posts from you! Good luck and successes in blogging! Really good and really interesting post. I expect (and other readers maybe :)) new useful posts from you!
Good luck and successes in blogging!

]]> By: Srikanth http://www.anitabora.com/blog/2007/11/13/scary-airline-experiences/comment-page-1/#comment-469254 Srikanth Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:29:51 +0000 http://www.anitabora.com/blog/?p=503#comment-469254 I had a lot of them... 1. Air Deccan got delayed by 5 hours for Hyderabad to Bangalore. 2. Air Deccan got pre-poned, and gave me 30 mins notice that I need to be on a 1PM plane instead of 5PM. Luckily I stay just 10 mins away from airport and I am in. 3. Stranded in London Gatwick for 10 hrs after circling around London city for 2 hours, and landing in a remote corner of airport, spending 2 hours in plane, with doors open(No AC because the plane ran out of fuel). all because Heathrow air traffic control's computer system was down :( This was around 8 years ago 4. Stranded on Chicago Ohare runway for 3 hours and got the flight diverted through Canada(took extra 3 hours) to reach New York. (Because of a storm on the way) Only good thing about this was the captain ordered a free Champagne for all passengers(Liquor is not free on domestic routes in US) 5. Luggage was misplaced and reached next day or day after. It happened at least twice.(Once in Air France, and other I don't remember) I had a lot of them…
1. Air Deccan got delayed by 5 hours for Hyderabad to Bangalore.

2. Air Deccan got pre-poned, and gave me 30 mins notice that I need to be on a 1PM plane instead of 5PM. Luckily I stay just 10 mins away from airport and I am in.

3. Stranded in London Gatwick for 10 hrs after circling around London city for 2 hours, and landing in a remote corner of airport, spending 2 hours in plane, with doors open(No AC because the plane ran out of fuel). all because Heathrow air traffic control’s computer system was down :(
This was around 8 years ago

4. Stranded on Chicago Ohare runway for 3 hours and got the flight diverted through Canada(took extra 3 hours) to reach New York. (Because of a storm on the way) Only good thing about this was the captain ordered a free Champagne for all passengers(Liquor is not free on domestic routes in US)

5. Luggage was misplaced and reached next day or day after. It happened at least twice.(Once in Air France, and other I don’t remember)

]]> By: Invisible China http://www.anitabora.com/blog/2007/11/13/scary-airline-experiences/comment-page-1/#comment-468734 Invisible China Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:45:22 +0000 http://www.anitabora.com/blog/?p=503#comment-468734 Hmmm one of my colleagues who went 4 diwali hols to Chennai from singapore in INDIAN, missed his luggage, when he reported to them, ground staffs asked to contact the helpdesk next day as it might got pushed to the next days flight, next day being Deevali - no one answered the call and 2 days later they said cooly they lost his baggage and was asked to - Claim for it,USD 20/ KG.....He was supposed to buy one new shirt 4 diwali,but ended up buying all he is having now - U got it he landed chennai without a Tee to change :) Hail INDIAN !! Hmmm one of my colleagues who went 4 diwali hols to Chennai from singapore in INDIAN, missed his luggage, when he reported to them, ground staffs asked to contact the helpdesk next day as it might got pushed to the next days flight, next day being Deevali — no one answered the call and 2 days later they said cooly they lost his baggage and was asked to — Claim for it,USD 20/ KG.….He was supposed to buy one new shirt 4 diwali,but ended up buying all he is having now — U got it he landed chennai without a Tee to change :) Hail INDIAN !!

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