[calski]

Don't mean to hijack the post, but the worst thing I ever had from an airline was with Virgin...

Returning home from a year at Uni in Illinois, I flew from Chicago to Newark... Upon landing at Newark, I realised I'd left my ticket from Virgin at my old apartment... Argh! So I sheepishly went up to the Virgin people and said "Hey, it's me! Look, there's my passport, and I'm on your flight roster, can you just reissue my ticket so I can go home?"

Imagine my horror when the Virgin lady said:

"No sir... you need to purchase a new ticket..."

"But, I have one, I just forgot it... I'm there... look! look! On the screen! That's me!"

"I'm sorry sir, we can't reissue or help you - you'll need to buy a new ticket or you will not travel today..."

Beginning to panic now, I realised I only had about $30 on me, and no credit on my credit card (I was a poor student for crying out loud!)... So, I had to ring my mum and she had to pay for another ticket for me with her credit card! It was either that or become one of New Yorks homeless bums...

To make matters worse, I got lumbered next to the aisle because the old couple next to me had boarded first and nicked my requested window seat, which meant I got constantly rammed by the Virgin stewardesses who probably couldn't see through the ten inches of make up they were wearing, and was constantly hassled by the old couple WHO WOULDN'T STAY SAT DOWN!!!!

Ok, need to go and lie down now... sorry about that folks...

Moral of the story... don't fly Virgin and don't forget your ticket!!!

Calski