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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mattmag 0
If that's really what happened, they'd better fly you home in first class and give you vouchers for free future travel.
Sparrow_101 0
YDI for having the same name as your mom -_-
24788 7
What that's stupid? I hit two tickets by mistake once. I had to call them up and cancel a ticket for like $40.
Nakedsquirrel 5
42, where's the shelteredness in finding it idiotic to give a child the same name as their parent? If anything it's the opposite of sheltered because they're aware of the problems it causes. No, sheltered would be obliviousness to the fact that parents nowadays like to give their children ridiculous sounding names for the sake of being different (which is even more retarded than giving them the same name, but that's a different debate altogether.)
plexico 4
Why did your mom saddle you with her ugly name? What a conceited bitch! We got a dog named Margaret from the SPCA. When I call her in public, people ask me: WTF? That's a crappy name even for a dog! I explain that she was two years old when we got her and thought it better not to change it. For the record, she's a wonderful dog -- probably the sweetest dog I've ever had.
zargon 1
@#44: I've been stranded at airports for extended periods of time, including overnight, and, while it sucks, it's far from "FML-worthy". If the OP believes that it is FML-worthy, then she deserves it for making a big deal out of nothing.
dan81892 2
when i started reading this, i thought that you were going to say that your mom left without you.
mattmag 0
#33 I went through hell with Delta because one of their employees spelled my name wrong (we ordered over the phone and even double-checked the spelling). Turns out that they can't just change a ticket, but it needs to be canceled and re-assigned. And they overbooked my flight, so when they canceled mine, somebody automatically got my place. After a few hours on the phone, they finally fixed it, but I couldn't sit with my friends.
jeanniner 0
they owe you a ticket... and theres ALWAYS extra seats. I fly a lot, and ive never been on a plane without an extra seat. so basically, your life is not ******, and if you werent aggressive enough to do something about it, thats you and your mother's problem.
jeanniner 0
they owe you a ticket... and theres ALWAYS extra seats. I fly a lot, and ive never been on a plane without an extra seat. so basically, your life is not ******, and if you werent aggressive enough to do something about it, thats you and your mother's problem.
usnwife 18
What airport do you fly to/from? I fly a lot too, and I'd say a good half of the time the plane is completely full, even first class. Smaller airports don't fill up as fast, but for more popular destinations it is VERY likely that the plane is full...