Worst airline

[NFBuck]

Troops pay baggage fees on way to war zones


(CNN) -- Some airlines are charging U.S. soldiers extra baggage fees to take their military kits with them as they set off for war.
Military personnel carry large, heavy kit bags containing boots, clothing and gear. In the past few months, airlines have instituted fees for all travelers ranging from $15 for one bag to $250 for a third bag.

Entire article: Troops pay baggage fees on way to war zones - CNN.com

Yep. I was charged $225 twice for excess baggage (1 extra bag of gear and 1 weapon case). Went on my government travel credit card. I had to fly commercial air from Co. Springs to Florida for a training course and then from FL to Norfolk to catch my rotator into Quatar.

Troops receive baggage authorization "chits" up front. If they don't they can also request reimbursement for the fees. Either way, they don't actually pay them.

In the AF you file it with your travel voucher which pays off your government card.

While sitting in a war zone, should a Marine be expected to be filling out forms for reimbursement for the money he had to spend to get he and his gear there?

At least he''l have enough light as the mortars come in and light up the sky.

Agreed.

No, his company admin S1 should be doing it. That is what they are for.

Unfortunately, doesn't work that way. You have to file paperwork and hope your homebase finance office (thousands of miles away) doesn't fuck it up (which they are prone to doing). I filed my voucher a couple weeks after arriving here and it took them another month, and me resending it twice because they kept losing it, before it was payed. It's a hassle.

 

[OCBuckWife]

Unfortunately, doesn't work that way. You have to file paperwork and hope your homebase finance office (thousands of miles away) doesn't fuck it up (which they are prone to doing). I filed my voucher a couple weeks after arriving here and it took them another month, and me resending it twice because they kept losing it, before it was payed. It's a hassle.

Oh I agree that it hardly ever works the way it is supposed to but that is a fault of the military system, not the airline policies. I also agree, actually, with the idea that airline policies should have exemptions regarding these fees for active duty military on their way to, or coming back from, a combat duty station. But they don't HAVE to do it and I don't feel it warrants "worst airline ever."

 

[Wells4Heisman]

Favorite is JetBlue

Least favorite has to be United Airlines.

 

[ScriptOhio]

National business briefs: Some airlines give military personnel break on baggage fees


A break on baggage
Some airlines have begun giving military personnel on official travel a pass on expensive baggage fees when they carry duffel bags stuffed with combat gear.
Faced with criticism from veterans groups and others, several airlines have announced exceptions for service members. AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines said Friday they were waiving all or most of their baggage fees.
Earlier this week, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air began waiving their fees to check a third bag.

www.kansascity.com | 08/15/2008 | National business briefs: Some airlines give military personnel break on baggage fees

 

[Wingate1217]

This is not really about the worst airline but a harrowing experience. Today I flew from Charlotte to Boston and as we are approaching the landing at Logan (and we are about 200+ yards off the ground) the pilot all of a sudden powers up the engines. At first I thought it was because he thought he was going to land short (in the water) and he gave the extra power to reach the runaway. I then notice that we are over the strip and he is still "full throttle". It seems there was an jet already on the runway that we were attempting to land on. If the pilot had reacted a second or two slower you all might have been reading about a plane crash at Logan......

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[Jake]

I hope there aren't a bunch of Southwest gripes in this thread because I'm flying them from Cleveland to Vegas on Friday.