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Help! My mother's flight was cancelled
« on: January 05, 2014, 12:13:34 PM »
My mother was supposed to fly today from Jacksonville to Chicago on aa.  Her  flight was cancelled due to the snow and she has been on hold with them for over three hours.  It appears that there are no direct flights available for the rest of the week.
1. Is she entitled to any compensation?
2. Is there any easier way to reschedule ? (Lucy phone didn't work for me - kept on getting disconnected after an hour)
3. Any suggestions?
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Re: Help! My mother's flight was cancelled
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2014, 12:18:25 PM »
Try twitter
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Re: Help! My mother's flight was cancelled
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2014, 12:21:19 PM »
Tweeting aa?

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Re: Help! My mother's flight was cancelled
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2014, 12:30:43 PM »
Yeah
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Re: Help! My mother's flight was cancelled
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2014, 01:57:50 PM »
Argh!  They told me I have to call :(
My mother started from Israel and in her reservation from the travel agent I can't even find a record locator number

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Re: Help! My mother's flight was cancelled
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2014, 02:02:21 PM »
Did you call the travel agent?
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Re: Help! My mother's flight was cancelled
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2014, 02:05:50 PM »
My mother emailed her and she hasn't been helpful yet.  Guess we have to call during office hours tomorrow in Israel

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Re: Help! My mother's flight was cancelled
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2014, 02:14:14 PM »
My mother emailed her and she hasn't been helpful yet.  Guess we have to call during office hours tomorrow in Israel get a new travel agent
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Re: Help! My mother's flight was cancelled
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2014, 02:22:55 PM »
Thank you for all your help.  I am not sure why she needed a travel agent in the first place but if she has one might as well get her money's worth.

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Re: Help! My mother's flight was cancelled
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2014, 06:38:37 PM »
Try other airlines?

United cancelled everything for tomorrow already.

Maybe Southwest to Midway?

Send regards all around.

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Re: Help! My mother's flight was cancelled
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2014, 06:40:28 PM »
Also, AA isn't selling ANY seat on tomorrow's flights, so if she needs AA, she can try stnadby at the Airport, but highly unlikely.

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Re: Help! My mother's flight was cancelled
« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2014, 06:57:14 PM »
After waiting about six hours on hold - since she has an international ticket when someone picked up they put her back on hold- they were able to put her on tomorrow's direct flight, which appeared to be sold out.
Thank you Ergel and Yosef for your help!

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Re: Help! My mother's flight was cancelled
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2014, 01:13:46 AM »
Delta seems to be backed up as well. 5 hr hold time. Site not responding. Any advice?