Posted on Dec 30, 2022
Airline breakdown upends holiday leave for service members
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I totally get wanting to be home for the Winter Holidays....but it was reasons such as this that kept me on base during Winter Block Leave.
Airline breakdown upends holiday leave for service members
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My husband went to Reno, NV for his mother's 93rd birthday on Dec 20, and returned to El Paso on the Dec 22; that is the ONLY reason he traveled so close to Christmas. He was one of the lucky ones: his original flight was delayed, but he made it home only 5 hours late. I feel so awful for everyone else.
My husband went to Reno, NV for his mother's 93rd birthday on Dec 20, and returned to El Paso on the Dec 22; that is the ONLY reason he traveled so close to Christmas. He was one of the lucky ones: his original flight was delayed, but he made it home only 5 hours late. I feel so awful for everyone else.
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MSG (Join to see) I took a Greyhound bus from Ft.Polk to southern Indiana in 1969.
..."Veterans have faced their own challenges. Air Force veteran Kevin Moffitt was finally able to schedule a flight home to Atlanta for Thursday after being stuck since Monday in Philadelphia, where he flew last week to visit family for Christmas.
The 51-year-old, who served in Afghanistan and now works in law enforcement, said the delays caused him to miss work and a long-awaited appointment for a scan he needs for back pain at the veteran’s hospital.
He said he had to spend $579 with Delta for his new flight after being rescheduled multiple times by Southwest. He said he tried calling Southwest five times to discuss a refund but to no avail. On Wednesday, he received an email from the airline telling him he was getting a $15 refund with no context explaining what it was for.
Meanwhile, he’s been paying to park his car at the Atlanta airport on top of a $50-a-day charge to board his dog.
But he said his biggest concern was that he ran out of medication he relies on to treat his PTSD. When he misses a day, he experiences nausea, vomiting and severe headaches, among other symptoms.
“Hopefully nothing goes wrong," he said of his next flight. "I’m hoping and praying nothing happens.”
..."Veterans have faced their own challenges. Air Force veteran Kevin Moffitt was finally able to schedule a flight home to Atlanta for Thursday after being stuck since Monday in Philadelphia, where he flew last week to visit family for Christmas.
The 51-year-old, who served in Afghanistan and now works in law enforcement, said the delays caused him to miss work and a long-awaited appointment for a scan he needs for back pain at the veteran’s hospital.
He said he had to spend $579 with Delta for his new flight after being rescheduled multiple times by Southwest. He said he tried calling Southwest five times to discuss a refund but to no avail. On Wednesday, he received an email from the airline telling him he was getting a $15 refund with no context explaining what it was for.
Meanwhile, he’s been paying to park his car at the Atlanta airport on top of a $50-a-day charge to board his dog.
But he said his biggest concern was that he ran out of medication he relies on to treat his PTSD. When he misses a day, he experiences nausea, vomiting and severe headaches, among other symptoms.
“Hopefully nothing goes wrong," he said of his next flight. "I’m hoping and praying nothing happens.”
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