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Japan Airlines Complaint - Japan Airline Stiffed Me
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OSAKA -- When I booked a round trip ticket from Los Angeles to Guangzhou, China with a stopover at Osaka, my travel agent said that Japan Airline would provide a free night hotel during the return because the connection requires me to stay overnight.
Due to business reason, I had to delay my return trip from a Monday to Thursday. When I arrived at Guangzhou airport ready to take the return trip to LA, I was told by Japan Airline that I had to pay $150 extra in order to take the flight. The reason being that my second leg, from Osaka to LA, will be a Friday at a weekend rate, even though I started my journey on a Thursday. I was not happy but I had to pay anyway.
When I arrived at Osaka airport, expected to be shuttled to a hotel, Japan Airline sprung another surprise and said that they cannot provide me with the hotel room as promised because I had changed my reservation, even though my flights were identical. This time I refuse to pay and wound up staying overnight at the airport.
I think Japan Airline found ways to overcharge me and underdelivered their promise. I am very disappointed at JAL especially when I had such a pleasant stay in Japan earlier. I am writing this at 3am in Osaka airport because I cannot sleep in the airport lounge and I am very upset at JAL who caused this situation. I will never fly JAL again and I will never recommend JAL to anyone I know.
Due to business reason, I had to delay my return trip from a Monday to Thursday. When I arrived at Guangzhou airport ready to take the return trip to LA, I was told by Japan Airline that I had to pay $150 extra in order to take the flight. The reason being that my second leg, from Osaka to LA, will be a Friday at a weekend rate, even though I started my journey on a Thursday. I was not happy but I had to pay anyway.
When I arrived at Osaka airport, expected to be shuttled to a hotel, Japan Airline sprung another surprise and said that they cannot provide me with the hotel room as promised because I had changed my reservation, even though my flights were identical. This time I refuse to pay and wound up staying overnight at the airport.
I think Japan Airline found ways to overcharge me and underdelivered their promise. I am very disappointed at JAL especially when I had such a pleasant stay in Japan earlier. I am writing this at 3am in Osaka airport because I cannot sleep in the airport lounge and I am very upset at JAL who caused this situation. I will never fly JAL again and I will never recommend JAL to anyone I know.
Comments:
Posted by Paul Pickle 6969 on 2004-04-01:
It is interesting how you demand that the airline keep their end of the bargain when you did not bother keeping yours! Next time, how about keeping your original, scheduled itinerary in order to get all of the perks that came with the itinerary that you purchased!
Posted by sarahnkrystal on 2004-04-05:
Im sure if you had not changed your scheduled date, they would have kept up with their end of the bargain, maybe they had no room in a hotel for a last minute straggler.
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