When Dee made our flight reservations she traded miles for the tickets but we still had to pay nearly $700 each in taxes and fees. We later realized that because of So. Africa’s extended Easter holiday we would have 3 days to cool our heels in Johannesburg before we could pick up our truck. We considered delaying our flight a day or two but in the end kept the initial reservation.
Last night we arrived at DIA for our flight to London and on to Johannesburg only to find that BA had switched the London flight to a smaller airplane and our flight was now overbooked. They offered us $800 cash each to stay in Denver an extra day and travel the next day. On top of that they comped us meals and a hotel, (though we turned down the hotel and returned to my mom’s house). We’ve both traveled something approaching 2 million airline miles and most of it was for business when we were always on a tight schedule. How nice to flexible and take advantage of this and get paid for a BETTER schedule.
So thank you BA- we are $1,600 richer and have traded a day of waiting in So. Africa for a day of getting to see good friends in Denver.
Rob
Awesome!!
Must be an omen to the rest of your amazing trip. Look forward to following all of it.