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[razorjak]

If we're supposed to be checking in two hours before the flight due to the heightened terrorist threat (gods I can't even TYPE that with a straight face) then why was there no one manning the NorthWest counter to check us in until less than an hour before the flight?

That was my first indication that this was going to be a cunt of a trip.

Made it to Detroit safely ... spent some time in the online cafe drinking some lovely cocktail called "Lady in Red" while I read my email. Oh if only the day went just as well.

As we were friggin BOARDING the damned plane up to TC we were told that there had been a change in plane and we'd have to go to another concourse.

HELLLLO?!?!?

Okay Northwest ... friggin don't change planes AFTER you start boarding. If you do, make sure you know what type of plane you're transferring people to, They started seating from the rear, rows 9-16 ... in a plane with only 11 rows.

GAHHHH!!!

ah well, I am back in the winter wonderland and looking forward to a relaxing time with the folks and the various incarnations of the family units.

Comments

[notmyworld.livejournal.com]

I fly a lot out of DTW's Northwest terminal. It's okay, but the concourse is so long it's a joke, and don't even try to ride that stupid train. Airports are great for smokers, too. It used to be that if you wanted a butt you could just go and have one, but now you have to come back in and re-screen because, you know, you could be terrorizzle. At the very least the screening process is the degrading - especially when you hit the lotto and get those magical four esses on your boarding pass.

I much prefer DTW to LaGuardia though, which is a shithole. Maybe it's just because I hate nyc so much. I blame them for all of this airline bullshit that makes us go to the airport so early - if they hadn't have built those damned buildings so tall, then maybe the other children wouldn't have been so tempted to knock them down?

[peculiaire.livejournal.com]

heh. I've had more luck with Northwest lately (knock on wood), but they've pulled some similarly stupid stuff with me.

Have fun in T.C., and lemme know if you are going to make it down to the Detroit area again - karma at ofdoom dot com or karma-cell at ofdoom dot com will get to me (or my cell phone).

[absinthea.livejournal.com]

UGH!! When A1 and I flew United to San Diego 2 weeks after 9-11-01, we were notified by the airlines to arrive 3 hours in advance. Nobody showed up to check us into the flight until 45 fucking minutes prior to the departure time. Luckily it was a teeny tiny airport, and the morning rush included about 3 small commuter planes, and the 4 elderly security screeners were plesant AND quick.