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The Official "Missing St. Louis Because Of Delta" Thread

vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,109
edited May 2010 in The Porch
Talk about a bittersweet weekend! My fiance and I were scheduled to fly back from New Orleans today (to St. Paul, MN) after a fabulous weekend, which included, among other things, getting engaged and seeing PJ at Jazz Fest!

As of an hour ago, I had 10 Club tickets to PJ in St. Louis, a room at the Omni with a great group rate, and a flight from St. Paul to St. Louis in the afternoon for under $150.

But here I am...sitting at a shitty New Orleans airport hotel, because my flight got cancelled today and won't get back into Minneapolis-St. Paul until tomorrow...after my flight to St. Louis would have left. I even tried booking a flight TO St. Louis, but that didn't work either. We had such a great weekend, PJ was awesome, the town was great, and of course, it had to end on the sourest note of me now having to miss PJ in St. Louis.

I suppose a carefree, smooth and great weekend was too much to ask. In the words of George Costanza: "God would never let me be that lucky."
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  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,799
    Sorry to hear of your misfortune

    congrats on the engagement though.
  • Empty GlassEmpty Glass Posts: 12,329
    Rent a car and head for the giant arch!
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  • CAVSTARR313CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    Empty Glass wrote:
    Rent a car and head for the giant arch!
    Just what I was thinking.. Congrats!!
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  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    Empty Glass wrote:
    Rent a car and head for the giant arch!

    this
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  • JasonTeckJasonTeck Posts: 179
    I agree, it is about a 10 hour drive from New Orleans to St. Louis straight up Highway 55.

    Hope you make it!
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  • tkepearljamntkepearljamn Posts: 581
    Looking at the Arch out my window right now... It's about 9.5 hours from Bourbon Street. Do it. once you hit 55 just stay going north.
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  • RazzyLaneRazzyLane Posts: 146
    Did you try asking Delta to put you on a flight from a different carrier? Similar situation happened to me last year for the Ed show in Memphis. The first two reps I talked to stonewalled me, then I got one sympathetic to my situation who explained they were there to be an advocate to customers. She got me on an early morning flight eith a different airline, and I made it in time to head to the pre-party. Don't know what I would have done without her. Even though you've already talked to the airline, it's worth a second or third shot if it helps you make it to the show. Don't be afraid to ask for what you want. :-)
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,408
    vant0037 wrote:
    Talk about a bittersweet weekend! My fiance and I were scheduled to fly back from New Orleans today (to St. Paul, MN) after a fabulous weekend, which included, among other things, getting engaged and seeing PJ at Jazz Fest!

    As of an hour ago, I had 10 Club tickets to PJ in St. Louis, a room at the Omni with a great group rate, and a flight from St. Paul to St. Louis in the afternoon for under $150.

    But here I am...sitting at a shitty New Orleans airport hotel, because my flight got cancelled today and won't get back into Minneapolis-St. Paul until tomorrow...after my flight to St. Louis would have left. I even tried booking a flight TO St. Louis, but that didn't work either. We had such a great weekend, PJ was awesome, the town was great, and of course, it had to end on the sourest note of me now having to miss PJ in St. Louis.

    I suppose a carefree, smooth and great weekend was too much to ask. In the words of George Costanza: "God would never let me be that lucky."

    You're missing a concert, but you're still in a hotel room with your new fiance aren't you?
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