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DO NOT FLY CONTINENTAL AIRLINES!!

schmalts

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If you doing a hunting trip. We got raped like never before with these guys. For one, they only allow 2 luggage even with no carry on, some airlines allow 3. They charged us 80$ for each additional bag, we had 3 each extra. they charged overwheight 25$ for 2 bags, 50 for the other bags. Heres the killer,I never had a problem with small amounts of dry ice, but these aholes wanted 30$ per cooler extra. I told the bitch to bring the coolers back out and i threw the stuff in the garbage. In the past they always asked how much we had and never fussed as long as it was under so many pounds.
So the grand total after telling her we will take out the dry ice??? $560.00 extra, one way. It would have been 710$ with the Ice.
Next time its frontier or Midwest... they treat us much better. When i bitched the broad said "this is how we stay in business sir" I said... " no this is how you lose on it, i will never fly your airline again, and will tell everyone else"
 
Sorry to hear about that, Schmaltz. I work for SWA and we wouldn't give you that criminal shell game. That really sucks!
 
Pretty much the same deal with Northwest.

I got burned on my elk and antelope hunts for extra bags and weight.
 
If you are flying United I would make sure to pack enough clotes for 2 days in your carry on bag. Denver is notorious about losing luggage of United passengers.
 
Schmalts... not to be an a-hole, but why didn't you get these issues on the table before you flew Continental? Any time I take an airplane ANYWHERE with a gun and potentially meat/dry ice coming back, I always make sure I understand the airlines' policies.

You say you've flown with dry ice before with no problems... maybe it was the people who allowed you to do so that f-ed up. Sounds to me like this poor lady was just doing her job. While you were inconvenienced a little and that sucks... risking her job so you can have a few venison steaks probably didn't appeal much to her.

Just my opinion, I could be wrong...
 
All the airlines changed their rules since 9/11. You definitely need to get copies of their policies before you go.

Alaska Airlines used to give us 70lbs per bag. Now we only get 50lbs. You used to be able to check antlers, now you can't.

They are all now looking for extra revenue sources, and I am not sure that Continental's are any worse than any other airlines.
 
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