Hmmm, So You Want To Involuntarily Deny Me Boarding, Eh?

Following up on my previous two posts:

I checked in for my flight yesterday:

Qatar-10

And was about to head to the airport this morning, when I saw that I had a “schedule change” on my itinerary.

Here it is on Qatar’s website:

Qatar-11

And on BA’s website:

BA-Cancel

Apparently my original flight “DOES NOT OPERATE.”

saywhat

The way I look at it, I have two options. I can stay in my hotel room…

boring

Or I can go to the airport and have some fun…

yes!

Anyone care to guess which option I’m going with? 😉

I have a couple of friends booked on the flight as well, so this should get… interesting.

Any lawyer types care to chime in on EC261/2004? Specifically Article 4 & 7? Now, I don’t actually plan to pursue that, but from a theoretical standpoint it seems like it doesn’t matter why you’re denied boarding.

Grab some popcorn and happy Monday, folks!

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Cameron N Guest

I had two flights in the past month (one usair and one AA) get cancelled without notification-- both booked with Avios.

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Arcanum Gold

First off, I agree with Stuart. Someone at QR made a mistake, one for which they probably would not have been punished under ordinary circumstances. Now that Lucky's turned this into a public spectacle, that person is probably going to be in serious trouble, especially with a boss as unstable as HE. Like Stuart said, being fired and/or deported are real possibilities given QR's track record. To some extent this reminds me of the CZ A380 review. I wouldn't be surprised if the cabin crew on that flight were disciplined or fired because of the bad press the airline received. We need to remember that reasonable measured responses are not always the way things are done in the developing world. I for one hope Lucky never flies on Air Koryo, because his negative review might actually get the cabin crew shot in that case. Second, I'm going to support dmodemd on this one. Both the title and the post implied there was going to be a confrontation. There are THREE GIFs of NeNe in the body of the post and it ends with "Grab some popcorn". If that doesn't suggest drama, what does? If nothing else, it's clickbaiting.

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PST_Andy New Member

Here's the happy ending version with an RJ http://abc7.com/travel/new-york-man-finds-himself-alone-on-delta-airlines-flight/472787/

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Golda Meir Guest

Ryan - Benjamin is not a journalist and he does not a journalist; if you would have bothered to read the blog you would have seen that he is a travel consultant, blogger, and avid points collector. (his own words mind you..) Secondly, if the flight was not meant to 'go public', then why was a boarding card issued stating his Emerald status? Thirdly, he has a right to compensation.

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Martin Guest

Lucky most of your followers here need a chill pill. OMG!! Drama queens the lot of you

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