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I got a phone call from a client who was frantic to get home. I was a reservations agent for 6 years and in the travel and tourism industry for a total of 17 years, so I had grown very accustomed to clients calling in a panic. This particular client had purchased an airline ticket from us to fly roundtrip from Washington, D.C., to Buffalo, New York and back. He was however, calling from Toronto, Canada. At the time, I worked as a government agent – responsible for making official travel arrangements for travelers on official government business for the Federal Government. I asked my traveler why he was calling me from Toronto. The flight he was traveling on was a "direct" flight which meant the flight made a stop en route to its final destination. His flight was a flight terminating in Canada and only stopping in Buffalo to let passengers off and on. He should have gotten off in Buffalo. Apparently, according to my passenger, he had taken a valium pill because of his dislike for flying and had SLEPT through the layover in Buffalo. When he awoke, the plane was in Canada. I asked him how... read more >>

We all have those unfortunate stories where we end up missing a flight. Whether you’re late for your connecting flight, got stuck in some pretty bad traffic or waited in a long check-in line, missing a flight can be a stressful yet funny story in retrospect.

However, when these two guys miss a flight, they REALLY miss a flight!

A man had been looking forward to his flight to London for months, as he was about to embark on a two-month backpacking tour of Europe with his best college friend. Ticket in hand, luggage in the car and some great tunes on the radio, he kissed his girlfriend good-bye and proceeded to pick up his friend. They were about to drive from Connecticut to NYC, where their flight was scheduled to leave later that night.

It wasn’t until the boys were at the international flight departure terminal at JFK airport that they suddenly realized that their original flight was leaving from Logan Airport.

In Boston, Massachusetts.

Needless to say, despite driving like maniacs up 95 North to Boston, the boys didn’t make it in time for their flight. In fact, since it was the last flight of the evening, the two... read more >>