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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Today, I was forced to spend an extra $318 for another plane ticket to Dallas. The ticket wasn't for my daughter, my mom, or my sister, but for the quarter of my butt that apparently needs its own seat. FML
Today, when I arrived at the airport for my international flight there was no record of my ticket in the system. Turns out the flight was yesterday. FML
Today, I found out that my mother in-law's flight home is canceled, and that she's staying three more days. FML
Today, I was flying home to Milwaukee after a weekend in South Carolina. When I got to the airport, my reservation didn't match up with any flights. Turns out Expedia booked me on a flight that doen't exist. I spent ten hours waiting in the airport for a two hour flight. FML
Today, I checked in for my flight, made it through TSA, bought food, and sat at the gate for an hour. I only realized I was sitting at the wrong gate when boarding for another flight finished and everyone had left. I ran to the correct gate, but it was too late. Despite me pleading, the plane was already taxiing to the runway. FML
Today, I was the only passenger on a completely booked flight to have all their luggage left behind in another country. FML
Today, my mother offered to pay for my tickets to go see my girlfriend who I haven't seen for 6 months. She was happy to pay for the £130 flight, but then refused half way through the purchase because she wasn't going to "let the buggers charge £13 extra" for using her credit card. FML
Today, I got an expensive return bus ticket to visit my family 200 miles away. I accidentally tore the ticket when taking it from the machine, but the driver said not to worry, as it would still be accepted on the way back. Guess who's still 200 miles from home. FML
Today, I booked a long distance flight across two continents, costing me over 600 bucks. I then got a confirmation email. For a different flight. I wrote to their customer service address, saying there has been an error, and to please either change or cancel the booking. I never got any reply. At all. FML
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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MathMajor6 6
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 1
Can they do that?
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Dabookofnothing 0
#11 its not that weird to have the same name as ur parents
hahaha6 0
#3 read my mind.... or rather i read his. How can they do that and not double check first? Ugh....
CherryKillsAgain 0
LOL, i'm named after my mum, too. That's why i use my middle name instead.
GDinNJ 0
Why are so many people here so retarded (6, 18, 20)? Have you ever BEEN on an airplane? This type of thing happens all the time. If the airlines have never, ever done something absolutely ridiculous to you that could have been easily rectified if the damn people weren't so incapable of doing simple tasks, you can't even imagine how FML worthy this really is. Okay, rant over. Just as long as no one else underestimates the stupidity of airports or the pain of waiting in them. OP: That sucks! I'm sorry you had to deal with that! Nothing annoys me more than when assumptions made by other people lead to my suffering. FYL
SomeGuy1234 0
That basically just sucks, and yes I could see an airline doing this. Especially if they used the same card, address, contact information and what not. Oh and if you have any doubt that they can deny you your ticket you've apparently never been bumped from an over booked flight.
GDinNJ 0
(continued from #26) Oh, and 12. By the way, the anger in that was really just directed at those of you who are calling this FML a "fake."
xxPrettyJane 0
#6 is right. that would be the right thing for the airline to do; they must be incredibly embarrassed now. They definitely should've checked with you guys! And kicked someone off the plane.
heyyou1203 0
so for everyone who thinks airports can't do that... they can, and they do. Sometimes people will book two tickets just for themselves just in case they flight overbooks, or if they're not sure if someone will be coming with them, they want an extra just in case (I know it sounds stupid, but we live in America, I wouldn't put anything past some people). Sometimes people are overly obese and need 2 seats. Lots of reasons. So if a flight fills up, airlines anticipate people's paranoia and cancel the extra ticket. Also, I have the same name as my mom, and by sheer coincidence my grandmother and aunt on my dad's side. The 4 of us and the rest of my family were going to my uncle's wedding, and they canceled 3 of our tickets. They put us on the next flight, but it was still annoying. So yes, it does happen. I'm living proof.
usnwife 18
But wouldn't you see the refund in your account if they automatically canceled the tickets? I agree it would majorly suck, but I also have to say YDI for not checking your statements. I know it's busy right before you fly, but I ALWAYS make sure to check confirmations and my accounts before I leave. And if they canceled your tickets without refunding the money, law suit.
redmusketeer 1
This is why I fly Delta!! They don't make those kind of changes without consulting the customer first. And if by some chance they did you better believe you'll get a giant apology and you'll be on the next flight for sure.
pearls 0
Why would you give your child the same name as you? I know lots of men do that, it's traditional, but I didn't know it still happened and with girls' names. To people saying it wouldn't happen, my dad booked us all tickets to NY last year and then had to buy an extra ticket immediately after, so BA thought he'd bought more than he needed to by mistake but they called before they tried to cancel it.