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
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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 waiting at the airport for a flight when I looked down and realised that I had booked the wrong date. Frantically, I tried to rebook the flight, but it was completely sold out. Now, I'm stuck in the airport for the next 24 hours with nothing to do. FML
Today, due to a scheduling error, I spent an entire day and night in an airport, over 30 hours in total. Just as I arrived at the gate, I was informed that my flight had been delayed for another 2 hours. FML
Today, I was stuck at the airport overnight waiting for my flight for about 5 hours. I then went and looked at the departures board. It said that my flight had already departed. 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 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
Today, I spent six hours driving between two airports to try and catch my flight. Two trailer accidents, two construction zones, three detours, and one police escort later, the airline wouldn't let me on the plane. FML
Today, I woke up at 3am to catch my flight back home, only to realize that my flight was pushed back 14 hours. FML
Today, I waited patiently in the airport as my flight was repeatedly delayed. After 5 long hours I approached one of the attendees to discover that the plane had left 5 minutes ago. 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'm anxious traveler who's flying by myself. My first flight got delayed due to one issue after another. This caused me to miss my connection. There are no more flights today so I'm having to stay overnight which, by the way, the airline won't pay for. FML
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smiles1234456 0
ahh omg did that happen to anyone else?? i mean there must have been a big confusion.. or were you at the right airport..? don't want another "ross/rachel season finale" incident here.
smiling_elephant 0
that sucks. some friends of mine were going to miss their flight and they got no answer at any of expedia's three numbers they called. they got stuck in prague had to spend a couple thousand to get home and couldn't get a refund. next time, dont book with expedia
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Postlude 1
Some people are a little retarded. She said she waited 10 hours for a 2 hour flight. As in, she waited at the airport until the next flight to Milwaukee. /facepalm If you've checked out of your hotel, don't have a rental car, and you have all your luggage with you, where on earth else will you spend that time?
rukusrazor 0
Milwaukee has an airport? I kid, I kid... I can't help but poke fun at my neighboring state. Much like how New York rags on Jersey.. Actually everyone rags on Jersey.
tronner 0
FYL indeed. Hopefully this is the last time you use Expedia. They do crap like this all the time
honeyishrnkdakid 2
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honeyishrnkdakid 2
Better Business Bureau File a complaint: https(colon, slash, slash)odr(dot)bbb(dot)org(forward slash)odrweb(forward slash)public(forward slash)getstarted(dot)aspx sorry about the format of the website, FML wouldn't let me just insert the link.
zulucharlie_fml 0
Thank you #28!!! I was really beginning to question the intelligence of the world. And btw, let me tell you people something. I work at a hotel. Hotels.com, expedia, priceline, travelocity, or any other online agency are all bad business. They get cheap rates on airlines and hotels and sell their reservations back at you for cheaper than than the normal rate, yes, but at more cost than what they're paying and then they pocket the profit. That's all cool if everything goes perfectly and nothing needs to be changed, but once something goes wrong, you lose all that prepaid money and can't get a refund. You won't even be able to check out of your hotel early without losing money. This story realistically isn't a shocker to me. DON'T TRUST THEM!!!
moodyreallyrocks 27
Thanks for your intervention, that really explains a lot. I fly, domestic and international, regularly. I have been pondering, using Expedia or whatever, to book, not now though, thanks again!!
lol_ness 0
yay milwalkee!!!!! go brewers!! :) sorry no one here ever seems to be from wisconsin.
mattmag 0
Man, my FML about something similar was so much better and it never got posted. I mean, where would you rather get stuck: an ex-Soviet state or South Carolina? On second thought... maybe yours is worse.
AUT_student 0
LOLZ!!
ILoveThaneKrios 1
#36 Your an asswipe. Don't make fun of other states, especially SC, because we have enough horrible things happen in our state. SC is beautiful. You should be ashamed of yourself for following stereotypes. Ass.
nillawafer 0
Huh, guess who's not using expedia in the future-yup, both you and me, OP :)
JulzKay 0
Well OP, its actually nice to know that Expedia does that. I've looked into it a few times, considering their good prices for any possible trips I may take. This is surely an FYL, but at least you get to help others not make the same mistake. =)