Transportation: Today, I was flying back home from college with my Mom. At the...

By Margaret - 19/05/2009 15:50 - United States

Today, I was flying back home from college with my Mom. At the airport, the ticket agent tells us she only has one ticket listed for Margaret. My mom and I have the same name. American Airlines thought a Margaret had bought two tickets by mistake, so they cancelled one of the transactions. FML

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By me. - 18/06/2011 23:54 - United States

Today, I was on a flight home. I wasn't going to arrive until midnight, so I was offered an earlier flight that got back at ten. I got to baggage claims and it turned out they lost my bag. I sat there for 2 hours. The people on my original flight left for home before I did. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/02/2017 01:00 - Spain - Las Palmas

Today, I went with my girlfriend to the airport for some much needed vacation time. We arrived on time but were stopped at the gate when they told me I didn't have the right passport. The plane left without me. My girlfriend did too. FML

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MathMajor6 6

Tuesday 19 May 2009 23:25

Why wouldn't they like call you or something and ask if it's a mistake instead of just cancelling your tickets? I know plenty of people that have the same names, especially if they're related.

genius_man16 0

Tuesday 19 May 2009 23:23

Can they do that?

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Doopliss 0

Tuesday 19 May 2009 23:23

Ouch, so who took the ticket? Also, first.

aftermath_fml 0

Tuesday 19 May 2009 23:23

uggh i hate airplanes

kingace 0

Tuesday 16 March 2010 23:34

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The_FMLs 0

Saturday 23 July 2011 4:37

it's not her fault, her mom named her.

feitan98 13

Wednesday 12 August 2015 23:17

You're an idiot. Having the same name as one of your parents is common. I mean do you think people just name their kids Junior for no ******* reason and that's not really something OP can help where you expecting her to scream from the womb not to name her that or something.

genius_man16 0

Tuesday 19 May 2009 23:23

Can they do that?

Shadow14l 0

Wednesday 24 March 2010 7:13

Dude they can kick you off of the flight if you look at them funny or have a bad attitude...

mrslewis 16

Tuesday 23 October 2012 22:02

Yes they can to avoid duped reservations... Sometimes people actually makes mistakes and double book...

4bbaf9d3caaa8f84 20

Tuesday 19 May 2009 23:24

That just sucks...

LoveToSmile101 0

Tuesday 19 May 2009 23:24

that sucks FYL indeed.

Internetflakes 13

Sunday 25 October 2015 17:26

wish there was a button for that.

MathMajor6 6

Tuesday 19 May 2009 23:25

Why wouldn't they like call you or something and ask if it's a mistake instead of just cancelling your tickets? I know plenty of people that have the same names, especially if they're related.

jairolover 25

Monday 8 August 2016 7:07

they better give you a free ride.

stinkybutt 0

Tuesday 19 May 2009 23:26

aww. so how'd you get home?

crapmylifesucks9 0

Tuesday 19 May 2009 23:29

why are you named Margaret also. Thats a little odd.

wolfy_fml 5

Tuesday 19 May 2009 23:29

Next time get the tickets with 'Jr' and ''Sr' on them or something.

hay_ana 0

Tuesday 19 May 2009 23:30

who gives their daughter their name? odd.

Shadow14l 0

Wednesday 24 March 2010 7:15

A selfish egotistical bitch would.

Torunn 13

Tuesday 4 October 2011 23:11

I don't see a problem...men give their sons their names...

Inferring 7

Friday 11 May 2012 22:40

Yeah, like Martin Luther King and Martin Luther King Jr.

Attica 20

Monday 25 February 2013 3:17

... A lot of people... It's pretty common to come across 'juniors'.

DntLookBack 29

Sunday 6 October 2013 5:10

My family has 4 generations of Graces. My aunt, my grandma, my great grandma, and my great great grandma. My aunt only had 1 child, a son, so I guess the Grace chain stops at 4.

8313girl 28

Friday 2 May 2014 15:56

That's so odd to me. I could understand naming your daughter after your grandmother but having the same name go back-to-back? Yeah I think that makes things very confusing.