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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Comments (160)
neezie 0
Wow your mom must really hate you to name you Margaret in this day and age.
Luky_fml 0
why the **** would your mom name her daughter the same thing
lindzXcore 0
#78! i was just about to say that
pleasetryagain 0
Oh my god. This is the first time an airline has tried to SAVE someone money. Of course it wound up screwing someone over like everything they do. That's just amazing.
pleasetryagain 0
#77. I personally know at least three Margarets in their early 20's. Is this supposed to be an outdated name? I didn't think that it had gone the way of Bertha or Gertrude.
craigahh 0
Wow, you people are idiots. Who cares about OP having the same name as her mother? Maybe it's a family tradition. Even if it's out of the ordinary for the name to be carried on with women, you shouldn't be criticizing the OP for that. Is there no place in this world for traditions? Sheesh. @OP: This truly sucks for you, I hope you got home with no confusion. PS, I don't think that Margaret is a bad name. These people are just pricks is all.
UsingLogic 0
I know several families where the first son/daughter gets the first name of the father/mother. Sometimes if the first child is a girl and the father has a name that fits both genders, he will give his name to her. I'm surprised the airline did not think about it before, it seems like a quite popular tradition to me.
takemeaway10 0
#90 You're right!! "Today, my first girlfriend of over 3 years left me for another guy. She said she's looking for someone who can financially provide for her in the future. The dude owns a T-Mobile kiosk. I'm going to medical school. FML"
Kitty34_fml 0
BS. They would not do that. Lots of people pass down first names in their family. An airline wouldn't assume 2 tickets under one name is a mistake. Even if they thought it was a mistake, they wouldn't cancel one of the tickets. I hate faek FMLs.
shroomis 0
ya #85 is right...and if its true YDI for having such a dumb name