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Nightmare On Iberia Airlines: Kids Forced Off Plane In Spain
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The Kids In Spain Are Left Off The Plane: A Nightmare With Iberia Airlines
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Author Topic: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?  (Read 87857 times)

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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #321 on: September 06, 2017, 01:12:13 AM »
My guess is that 95% of readers won't know that..

Before tonight I haven't met a single person who hasn't heard that line 😬.
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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #322 on: September 06, 2017, 01:12:57 AM »
My guess is that 95% of readers won't know that..
True. Though I'm surprised JJ didn't recognize the expression.

For your readership I'd quicker go with something like, "Nightmare on Iberia: Kids Stranded in Madrid."

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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #323 on: September 06, 2017, 01:13:34 AM »
True. Though I'm surprised JJ didn't recognize the expression.

For your readership I'd quicker go with something like, "Nightmare on Iberia Airlines: Kids Stranded in Madrid."
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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #324 on: September 06, 2017, 01:14:52 AM »
True. Though I'm surprised JJ didn't recognize the expression.

For your readership I'd quicker go with something like, "Nightmare on Iberia: Kids Stranded in Madrid."
Not sure stranded is accurate.
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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #325 on: September 06, 2017, 01:18:02 AM »
Not sure stranded is accurate.
Abandoned
Bumped
Left Alone
Neglected

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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #326 on: September 06, 2017, 01:18:10 AM »
How about
Nightmare On Iberia Airlines: Kids Forced Off Plane In Spain
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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #327 on: September 06, 2017, 01:19:34 AM »
How about
Nightmare On Iberia Airlines: Kids Forced Off Plane In Spain

Technically, they weren't on the plane so they weren't forced off.

Maybe forced off flight is better.
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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #328 on: September 06, 2017, 01:20:01 AM »
Not sure stranded is accurate.

Abandoned
Bumped
Left Alone
Neglected
All these things sound like flight was cancelled, which is a common issue and won't garner as much sympathy. Denied boarding or thrown off flight will get more attention IMO. Good headlines are crucial for social media campaigns.
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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #329 on: September 06, 2017, 01:21:15 AM »
All these things sound like flight was cancelled, which is a common issue and won't garner as much sympathy. Denied boarding or thrown off flight will get more attention IMO. Good headlines are crucial for social media campaigns.
I like "Kids Denied Boarding in Spain"
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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #330 on: September 06, 2017, 01:23:34 AM »


Before tonight I haven't met a single person who hasn't heard that line .

How do your conversations usually go?

"Hi, I'm Fishy."
"Pleased to meet you"
"OK if I shoot here?"
"Sure. It's dry. You know, the rain in spain falls mainly on the plain."

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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #331 on: September 06, 2017, 01:23:48 AM »
All these things sound like flight was cancelled, which is a common issue and won't garner as much sympathy. Denied boarding or thrown off flight will get more attention IMO. Good headlines are crucial for social media campaigns.
So what is your title pick?
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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #332 on: September 06, 2017, 01:27:50 AM »
As the flight from Spain departed, Iberia airlines internationally left 3 kids behind!

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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #333 on: September 06, 2017, 01:29:04 AM »
How about
Nightmare On Iberia Airlines: Kids Forced Off Plane In Spain
Technically, they weren't on the plane so they weren't forced off.

Maybe forced off flight is better.
So go with the more catchy plane or the more technically correct flight?
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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #334 on: September 06, 2017, 01:29:15 AM »

How do your conversations usually go?

"Hi, I'm Fishy."
"Pleased to meet you"
"OK if I shoot here?"
"Sure. It's dry. You know, the rain in spain falls mainly on the plain."

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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #335 on: September 06, 2017, 01:29:20 AM »
How about
Nightmare On Iberia Airlines: Kids Forced Off Plane In Spain
Stranded is more accurate than that.

You can agonize over this for another month. Pick one and live with it. You've made it this far without our nitpicking your every word.

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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #336 on: September 06, 2017, 01:30:42 AM »
1. "While El Al will fly that route nonstop starting in November, there are currently no nonstops available, so they flew British Airways with a connection in London and returned with Iberia Airlines with a connection in Madrid."

= You are switching tenses within the same sentence. It would sound more concise to write something along the lines of: "They flew B.A. with a connection in London...since El Al is only starting their nonstop route in November."


2. "This, despite the fact that they were on a single ticket on a single airline from Miami to Tel Aviv via Madrid."

= Incomplete sentence. You can just make it one sentence that reads: "When they asked for the Iberia boarding passes for their connecting flight from Madrid to Tel Aviv, they were told that they would need to request new boarding passes after landing in Madrid, despite the fact that they were on a single ticket on a single airline from Miami to Tel Aviv via Madrid."


3. "While Ms. Addi was solely concerned about her kids safety, there also should have been compensation involved for being involuntarily bumped off of a flight."

= Writing in passive doesn't come across as strongly. How about: "...safety, Iberia should have minimally offered compensation for involuntary bumping three minors off of a flight."


4. "However the Iberia customer service desk in Madrid told the kids that they could only receive a hotel voucher and not a compensation check for being bumped as they were all under 18. "

= Add a comma after "However" and after "bumped"


5. "They should have been checked in all the way to Tel Aviv when they were in Miami and checked their bags through to Tel Aviv."

= Better sounding: "How is it possible that these 3 kids were the last passengers to check-in for the Madrid to Tel Aviv flight? When the agent in Miami checked their luggage through to Tel Aviv, the kids should have been checked in for both legs, as well."

Also, foreign country sounds scarier than foreign city.

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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #337 on: September 06, 2017, 01:33:44 AM »
I would just drop the clever title, it takes away from the seriousness IMO
I like the catchy title.  For accuracy I would change it to "The Kids In Spain Are Left Off The Plane: A Nightmare With Iberia Airlines

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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #338 on: September 06, 2017, 01:34:04 AM »
Just wait until the @henche wakes up. It is going to be mad.

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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You With IBeria Airlines-Minors Bumped?
« Reply #339 on: September 06, 2017, 01:36:47 AM »
The Kids In Spain Are Left Off The Plane: A Nightmare With Iberia Airlines
I like this one!