AAA Travel … okay, that was dumb

In early May 2008, I will be going to Colorado Springs, which I am excited.  Like so many of my travels, there’s a glitch.  Delta cancelled my departing flight from home.  The second glitch … I used AAA Travel to make my flight arrangements.  Since this is a business trip, it is easier to get reimbursed when I use the University’s official travel agency.

The first glitch … that happens when you travel.  The second glitch … well, that was just dumb.  Everything started fine.  I used AAA Travel to make my flight arrangements, paid for the ticket, and received my itinerary.  Some time after making my arrangements, a travel agent called to inform me that a segment of the flight was cancelled.  Okay.  She asked will it be okay to change your departure itinerary.  I asked, do I have any options if I wanted to get to Colorado Springs on the same day … of course, I didn’t.  So, the agent says you will be departing from Cincinnati on the same day.  Okay, thank you and I’ll wait for the confirmation.

I must admit that I am partly at blame because I did not ask about my return flight and probably did not attend too closely to what the agent said.  My other problem was not immediately checking the new itinerary closely.  So, I accept some blame, but who would have someone flying out of one airport and returning to another airport 80 miles away!  Apparently, the AAA agent who was trying to help me.  Now, this may make sense for O’hare and Midway or LaGuardia and JFK, because they are close and both cities, Chicago and New York City, have excellent public transportation that you can take to the airport or you could even use a taxi, but airports that are 80 miles apart.  That’s dumb!