US Airways Itinerary Details
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Sat., Mar. 01, 2008:
US Flight 1521 B734 departing PVD at 6:30 AM arriving CLT at 8:42 AM, Seats 2D, F
US Flight 1131 A319 departing CLT at 9:40 AM arriving BGI at 3:33 PM, Seat 2D, F
Sat., Mar. 22, 2008:
US Flight 1130 A319 departing BGI at 3:30 PM arriving CLT at 8:15 PM, Seats 2D, F
US Flight 1294 B733 departing CLT at 9:59 PM arriving PVD at 11:50 PM, Seats 2D, F
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Total Trip Cost: $2,573.72 (2 Tickets)
Actual Airfare Paid: $2,390 or $1,195 each
Actual Miles Flown: 5,424 (R/T)
Yield per Ticket: $0.22 per mile
Taxes & Fees Paid: $91.86 per ticket, $183.72 total (7% of total)
Purchased via my "Personal Liason" as the web site would not take money the day I wanted to get this done. And before anyone says, "you know better then to buy F Class from this airline!" I bought these last May....before it was SUPER obvious this airline was in full "service melt-down mode."
Checked in on line and got to PVD a little early as we were checking cases of wine along wiht other stuff to bring here to the crib. VERY good thing we gave ourselves the extra time, we needed it.
US Flight 1521 - By the time they were done opening EVERY box, swabbing it and re-taping/packaging and then getting through security, we got right on the aircraft. TOTALLY full. The G/As who we're very friendly with were asking for "volunteers." The wife sat down and the first thing she noticed, the seat was broken....so was mine. But hers was REALLY broken. She stood up and I popped the seat cushion off, what happened was the entire structure on the back, right side of the seat was blown out. So, what was happening was she was forced to sit sort of curled up. Her feet would not touch the ground.
We debated whether or not to tell anyone and I asked her "is it unbearable?" She said SUPER uncomfortable, but not unbearable. I was concerned, with a full flight, we might be taken off the flight as we wouldn't have another seat and this HAD to have been a safety issue.
My seat was the same, but not quite blown out that badly. Extremely uncomfortable.
Across the aisle, there were 2 or 3 rolls of duct tape (lots and sloppy) on seat 2A holding the pouch that holds the safety card and magazine. Just STUPID looking. (Sorry I could not take a picture...just too crowded.)
The F/A was something from a TV sitcom. Inappropriate in EVERY way. Shirt unbottoned down to his lower chest so we could see more gray hairs then you could imagine. And as we are taxing out to the runway, he tells the couple in 1A & 1C they need to put their bags up in the overheads....AND MAKES THEM DO IT!!! ON AN ACTIVE TAXIWAY!!! We were in shock!
Of course, once in the air, the service stunk...the guy came around and said, "yeah, whadda ya want?" The wife, being a former F/A actually welled up and had a tear in her eye as she was proud of her profession...this took it to the lowest level we've ever seen. After the one service, we didn't see the guy again.
Absolutely, ridiculous, obnoxious, obscene, stupid service.....and we paid for it...never again.
We got into CLT early....gate B14 and we were leaving from B12 (or vice versa)
US Flight 1131 - Got on this flight. Pleasent crew. The wife wasn't impressed by how the service was executed, but it didn't bother me. (The F/A took all orders on the ground for brunch) The aircraft was in better shape and the crew a 100% improvement. Pushed a minute or two late....and once in the air, the credit card soliciting and movie started. This F/A was REALLY pushing the credit cards. I understand that, 5 people saying "yes" is $250 in their pocket.
The food, for me, was awful. A choice of quiche made with goat cheese or a cheese deli platter. US Airways is ALL about the cheese. GOD!!! They serve NOTHING without cheese.....and I can't eat the stuff. I ordered the quiche 'cause I didn't know it had goat cheese...it came to the seat and I could smell it...so all I had was a salad and the roll. The L&T, SBH tasted it and said, "don't eat it, you'll be sick quickly." Cheese must be cheap, 'cause all US serves is cheese, cheese, cheese. If you like it, you are in luck!
Arrived a little late in BGI and then got off the airplane and had fun getting through customs. I had enough wine, they were all over me like white on rice.
My absolute, positive LAST time I pay US for any premium product. I can't say I won't fly them again as there will be somewhere I'll need to go and get there on them....but I won't be paying more then $0.08 a mile.
3 D.O.T.s filed. One each for the busted seats and one for the sit-com/cartoon character F/A who made the folks in 1A and 1C put their wn stuff away on an active taxiwy, thus endagering those around them.
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Sat., Mar. 01, 2008:
US Flight 1521 B734 departing PVD at 6:30 AM arriving CLT at 8:42 AM, Seats 2D, F
US Flight 1131 A319 departing CLT at 9:40 AM arriving BGI at 3:33 PM, Seat 2D, F
Sat., Mar. 22, 2008:
US Flight 1130 A319 departing BGI at 3:30 PM arriving CLT at 8:15 PM, Seats 2D, F
US Flight 1294 B733 departing CLT at 9:59 PM arriving PVD at 11:50 PM, Seats 2D, F
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Total Trip Cost: $2,573.72 (2 Tickets)
Actual Airfare Paid: $2,390 or $1,195 each
Actual Miles Flown: 5,424 (R/T)
Yield per Ticket: $0.22 per mile
Taxes & Fees Paid: $91.86 per ticket, $183.72 total (7% of total)
Purchased via my "Personal Liason" as the web site would not take money the day I wanted to get this done. And before anyone says, "you know better then to buy F Class from this airline!" I bought these last May....before it was SUPER obvious this airline was in full "service melt-down mode."
Checked in on line and got to PVD a little early as we were checking cases of wine along wiht other stuff to bring here to the crib. VERY good thing we gave ourselves the extra time, we needed it.
US Flight 1521 - By the time they were done opening EVERY box, swabbing it and re-taping/packaging and then getting through security, we got right on the aircraft. TOTALLY full. The G/As who we're very friendly with were asking for "volunteers." The wife sat down and the first thing she noticed, the seat was broken....so was mine. But hers was REALLY broken. She stood up and I popped the seat cushion off, what happened was the entire structure on the back, right side of the seat was blown out. So, what was happening was she was forced to sit sort of curled up. Her feet would not touch the ground.
We debated whether or not to tell anyone and I asked her "is it unbearable?" She said SUPER uncomfortable, but not unbearable. I was concerned, with a full flight, we might be taken off the flight as we wouldn't have another seat and this HAD to have been a safety issue.
My seat was the same, but not quite blown out that badly. Extremely uncomfortable.
Across the aisle, there were 2 or 3 rolls of duct tape (lots and sloppy) on seat 2A holding the pouch that holds the safety card and magazine. Just STUPID looking. (Sorry I could not take a picture...just too crowded.)
The F/A was something from a TV sitcom. Inappropriate in EVERY way. Shirt unbottoned down to his lower chest so we could see more gray hairs then you could imagine. And as we are taxing out to the runway, he tells the couple in 1A & 1C they need to put their bags up in the overheads....AND MAKES THEM DO IT!!! ON AN ACTIVE TAXIWAY!!! We were in shock!
Of course, once in the air, the service stunk...the guy came around and said, "yeah, whadda ya want?" The wife, being a former F/A actually welled up and had a tear in her eye as she was proud of her profession...this took it to the lowest level we've ever seen. After the one service, we didn't see the guy again.
Absolutely, ridiculous, obnoxious, obscene, stupid service.....and we paid for it...never again.
We got into CLT early....gate B14 and we were leaving from B12 (or vice versa)
US Flight 1131 - Got on this flight. Pleasent crew. The wife wasn't impressed by how the service was executed, but it didn't bother me. (The F/A took all orders on the ground for brunch) The aircraft was in better shape and the crew a 100% improvement. Pushed a minute or two late....and once in the air, the credit card soliciting and movie started. This F/A was REALLY pushing the credit cards. I understand that, 5 people saying "yes" is $250 in their pocket.
The food, for me, was awful. A choice of quiche made with goat cheese or a cheese deli platter. US Airways is ALL about the cheese. GOD!!! They serve NOTHING without cheese.....and I can't eat the stuff. I ordered the quiche 'cause I didn't know it had goat cheese...it came to the seat and I could smell it...so all I had was a salad and the roll. The L&T, SBH tasted it and said, "don't eat it, you'll be sick quickly." Cheese must be cheap, 'cause all US serves is cheese, cheese, cheese. If you like it, you are in luck!
Arrived a little late in BGI and then got off the airplane and had fun getting through customs. I had enough wine, they were all over me like white on rice.
My absolute, positive LAST time I pay US for any premium product. I can't say I won't fly them again as there will be somewhere I'll need to go and get there on them....but I won't be paying more then $0.08 a mile.
3 D.O.T.s filed. One each for the busted seats and one for the sit-com/cartoon character F/A who made the folks in 1A and 1C put their wn stuff away on an active taxiwy, thus endagering those around them.
I mean really.
