V-Flyer

Afternoon all,

So Mrs Hull and I are trying the Ex DUB trick for our New Years trip to Las Vegas but when I looked at my booking today for no particular reason I noticed a new paragraph in red advising me of a schedule change meaning a very tight connectional JFK on the return, now we are both able to make a run for it at the gate but seven minutes is just too tight even for me.

I called Expedia to see what could be done and the agent tried to palm me off with a flight that left Las Vegas four hours earlier than scheduled (0700 not 1100 n( ) and then have nearly seven hours layover at JFK v( , "out of the question" I said.
After nearly an hour on the phone I think he got the message that I would not be fobbed off and he went back to Delta with a couple of the suggestions I came up with some of which included the alliance with VS but they were having none of that, in the end I settled for a quick hop from LAS-SEA then SEA-LHR both on DL which now gives me an extra four hours in Las Vegas (now departing 1500) a forty minute change in SeaTac followed by a now nine hour red eye to help maximise sleep (or drinking ): ) then landing in my own airport of choice (LHR) nine hours earlier than I would have if I had gone to DUB all for no extra charge.

I can't help but think that being a V-Flyer and learning all the tricks of the trade from you (wonderful) lot had a big part to play in my success oo) y)

Thanks Guys and Gals

Dominic

I take it your original plan was to take the connection from LHR to DUB?

Excellent resolution Dom, and shows that sometimes you have to remain firm and not be palmed off and sometimes demonstrate better knowledge than the bleedin' travel agents!

What wouldn't DL allow that involved their alliance with VS may I ask?

ColOrd wrote:I take it your original plan was to take the connection from LHR to DUB?

Yes, we are still flying out via DUB on Boxing day and spending the night in the Radisson Blu before pre clearing US Immigration in DUB but returning straight to LHR meaning we now don't need to fly from DUB-LHR saving us a good few hours.

Bretty wrote:Excellent resolution Dom, and shows that sometimes you have to remain firm and not be palmed off and sometimes demonstrate better knowledge than the bleedin' travel agents!

What wouldn't DL allow that involved their alliance with VS may I ask?

I think I pushed my luck when I said that they could fly us back to LGW on the VS44 in UC :0

Bit of a result all round there....but I thought it was only VS who ever cancelled flights? :w