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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pearls 0
Also, it really is a bit of an FML if the next flight is hours away, even days. If it's a small airport, chances are there aren't many amenities and it's not like a massive airport, like JFK, where flights take off and land ever couple of seconds. There might not be a flight home for two or three days or something.
heyyou1203 0
#34, you're right, how dare a family try to pass down the matriarchal heritage in their family. It's only ok when men do it because we need to make sure everything's in their name.
BethanyKimberly 4
I've heard of people naming their daughters after grandmothers but not moms. seems like it would be confusing.
Matzaball300 0
why do you and your mom have the same name?????
ZiggyMorrison 0
I've never heard of a mother and daughter having the same name only fathers and sons weeeiiirrrd I dunno how anyone could say you deserve it totally not your fault its the airlines and partially your moms for not checking
Nakedsquirrel 5
Honestly I think it's really ******* dumb to name children after yourselves, because it inevitably causes undue confusion and stress. Suffixes only help if you constantly use them (or you're prominent enough that anyone can tell the difference, like our former prez.) I clicked both for that reason. Retarded airport mistake since they apparently didn't try to verify, and retarded move on your mother for thinking giving you the same name was a good idea.
BaiRen 0
FYL, but for your mom, YDI. I mean what idiot names their child the same name as themselves. They either have a pea for a brain or absoloutely no creativity. Or both.
dralven 0
And that is why you do not name your child the same name as a parent. Unless they are adopted.
acro_actress95 0
To everyone saying the OP deserves it: What did they do to deserve it? Be born? To the OP: That sucks. And no you DON'T deserve it. Hope it all worked out.
juicyjous 0
i dont know how you got that problem, me and my dad have the same name and never had this problem