Probably all airlines really, but I'm just particularly tired of Delta lately.
Couple weeks ago I was flying to Vancouver and had a layover in SLC. I thought it wouldn't be too bad, just a quick 45 minutes to get from one terminal to another (I tend to forget that Atlanta is a gargantuan airport and the most others would fit in one terminal). Get off the plane, rush like hell, get on the other plane (did get to walk onto the plane via the tarmac which is always cool) and sit there. We taxi out, get all the way to runway and they turn us around and head back. Apparently one of the valves that controls pressure to the cabin had seized up and they needed to try and fix it or get us another plane. After 2+ more hours they give us another plane and we head out. I'll leave the getting harassed by customs part out as it wasn't their fault. I finally get to my hotel some 5 hours later than I should have. Granted I am glad they caught it, but finding another plane shouldn't have been that hard.
This past week I had to go to San Antonio and to Austin and ended up flying out of Austin. We get to the airport at about noon local time, plane leaves at 1:15, so we've got some time to kill. The queue for security is shorter than the line at Starbucks in Atlanta and all is going well - until I have to sit there for another 3 f'n hours AFTER we should have left. I didn't get home till after 11 pm friday night (I should have been at my house at 5:30)! Completely ruined my plans for the entire weekend.
It's just getting on my nerves that every time I travel something goes wrong. Not much of a rant, but I guess I'm not as pissed off as I was 2 days ago.
Couple weeks ago I was flying to Vancouver and had a layover in SLC. I thought it wouldn't be too bad, just a quick 45 minutes to get from one terminal to another (I tend to forget that Atlanta is a gargantuan airport and the most others would fit in one terminal). Get off the plane, rush like hell, get on the other plane (did get to walk onto the plane via the tarmac which is always cool) and sit there. We taxi out, get all the way to runway and they turn us around and head back. Apparently one of the valves that controls pressure to the cabin had seized up and they needed to try and fix it or get us another plane. After 2+ more hours they give us another plane and we head out. I'll leave the getting harassed by customs part out as it wasn't their fault. I finally get to my hotel some 5 hours later than I should have. Granted I am glad they caught it, but finding another plane shouldn't have been that hard.
This past week I had to go to San Antonio and to Austin and ended up flying out of Austin. We get to the airport at about noon local time, plane leaves at 1:15, so we've got some time to kill. The queue for security is shorter than the line at Starbucks in Atlanta and all is going well - until I have to sit there for another 3 f'n hours AFTER we should have left. I didn't get home till after 11 pm friday night (I should have been at my house at 5:30)! Completely ruined my plans for the entire weekend.
It's just getting on my nerves that every time I travel something goes wrong. Not much of a rant, but I guess I'm not as pissed off as I was 2 days ago.
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