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Airport Stupidity part 1

 14-Jan-2007
Posted At : 7:24 AM | Posted By : Russell
Related Categories: Russell Rants
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OK, here's a fun story. We leve Auckland to get to Bahrain and we're issued with boarding passes. We are close to arriving in Bahrain and we're told by a steward that our tickets are incomplete, and to contact a mamber of the ground crew on arrival. We arrive late at night and can't find any Cathay Pacific ground crew. So we get on with being in Bahrain.

Today we arrive at the airport and are told that, although the ticket is valid and we are the people named in it, we can't travel. Apparently we're missing part of our documentation, a fault emanating from Auckland. Can we ring Auckland and find out the problem? No, it's 1 am there.

So I have to repurchase the tickets. It cost me - wait for it - $8000.

I'm now sitting in the Hong Kong lounge sharpening my claws. Someone in Auckland is going to catch it.

More to come, I have no doubt. 

Comments (3)

Comments

good heavens! Someone in Auckland should more than catch it. That is unbelievable.

Posted By Sharyn / Posted At 1/14/07 12:40 PM

Sounds like a conspiracy to me....Hmmm they let you get there but you have to pay to come home. Hope you get your money back!
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