After a year of daily direct flights to/fro Chicago and Ft. Walton Beach, American Airlines has announced that they will end this route in early September...
This is a real bummer. I used this flight for business travel to Chicago quarterly and it is a dream. I was hoping that a St. Louis direct flight would follow...
Sadly, a sign of the times...
Use it or lose it...
Besides filling the flights, is there anything that can be done to get American to reconsider? Do letters/petitions hold any weight? I suspect not but thought I'd throw it out there because it seems there are a lot of SoWallers who are airline industry savy...
Cheers,
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GeoGeoBeach FanaticSanta Rosa Beach, FL2,740 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
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SHELLYSHELLYSoWal Insider5,763 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Insider
SHELLYSoWal Insider5,763 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal InsiderEven if I've already paid the card off a month or 2 before? :idontno:
It's possible. I had a dispute with a charge for future services made on a card over six months prior ($1500). I first tried to work it out with the vendor (documenting my trials and tribulations of course)...when I got nowhere with the vendor, I contacted Visa with my tale of woe.
Although it is true that they really didn't have to help me out...due to the time limitations...they approved my dispute, charged back my credit card for the full amount and forwarded my dispute paperwork. In the end, the company backed down. Of course it helps to be a "member in good standing" with the Visa company and able to back up your story of trying to work in good faith with the vendor. If you're a louch, late or overdrawn on your card, or only charge $5 now and again, I don't think they'd be as accommodating.
(BTW, which airline are you planning on booking with?)
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scooterbug44scooterbug44SoWal ExpertSowal16,706 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
scooterbug44SoWal ExpertSowal16,706 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal ExpertProbably either AA or Continental depending on prices - they fly there, but are also most likely to go belly up!
Another ? - if I book through Expedia etc. instead of directly w/ airline does it change the scenario?
Another ? - if I book through Expedia etc. instead of directly w/ airline does it change the scenario?
Will BWill BModeratorAtlanta, GA4,582 postsJoined View profileMessageModerator
Will BModeratorAtlanta, GA4,582 postsJoined View profileMessageModeratorProbably either AA or Continental depending on prices - they fly there, but are also most likely to go belly up!
Another ? - if I book through Expedia etc. instead of directly w/ airline does it change the scenario?
It may as they broker unused seats. I'm sure there is a help number with Expedia that could answer that question...
SHELLYSHELLYSoWal Insider5,763 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Insider
SHELLYSoWal Insider5,763 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal InsiderProbably either AA or Continental depending on prices - they fly there, but are also most likely to go belly up!
Another ? - if I book through Expedia etc. instead of directly w/ airline does it change the scenario?
Continental isn't in a bad shape as AA...which really isn't saying much. But, even if an airline does file bankruptcy, business still goes on. I don't think you should fret in the short-term of buying a seat to fly (although you still might be shuffled about up until flighttime--but that's happening on all airlines, regardless).
Now, if you're asking about investing in airline stock...that's a whole other thread. :roll:
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