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My flight got cancelled and I spent 9 hours figuring out a new route
Last Tuesday, my budget flight from Denver got axed right at the gate. I was stuck. The airline's rebooking desk had a line a mile long, so I figured I'd handle it myself on my phone. Big mistake. I spent the next 9 hours straight, glued to my screen, trying to piece together a new trip using points, different airports, and weird bus routes. I finally got a spot on a bus to Colorado Springs, then a connecting flight two days later from there. It cost me an extra $150 for the bus and two nights in a cheap motel I hadn't planned on. The lesson? Have a backup plan ready before you even get to the airport, not after things go wrong. Has anyone else had a cancellation spiral into a multi-day puzzle, and what's your go-to fix?
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terry_thomas1h ago
Honestly, my go-to is just booking a hotel near the airport and letting the airline sort it out the next day. I mean, nine hours on your phone sounds like a nightmare.
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