GreenNeedle
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Have you had problems with flight? You guesse it. Im still stuck in Lisbon.
Last year easyjet left our bags in Luton and we had to live in what we were wearing for a day until we got the bags.
Therefore this year I tried BMI baby and was dead impressed with how well it went on the outbound journey, Birmingham airport was easy to find. car park was close. bus every 5 minutes. 2 hour delay which I dont really mind. Flight was cool and altogether pretty stress free.
Get to Lisbon for the return and they have put my wifes name wrong on the system (Susannah instead of Anabela is not exactly a typo) and therefore they refused her at the check in. After 20 minutes of listening to BMIs recorded music and busy statements (using the last £15 on the wifes debit card) I made the decision to get the bags back before they went on the plane (was only 5 minutes left before check in closed) and therefore we are stuck in Lisbon.
48 minutes of listening to BMI tell us "there is nothing we can do at this point. You will have to rebook another flight and then claim once you return", whilst I told her we couldnt afford another flight left me seething.
Its not just the cost of the flight though. Our car is at Birmingham Airport and we now cant afford the extra days parking. We cant even afford the petrol back now. I will lose "X" amount of days pay from work as will the wife. I even had some fish arriving this morning which through some speedy emailing and typing my father has signed for and acclimitised.
Meanwhile I wait for British Embassy to ring me back, probably to tell me they cant do anything while we ponder the moths work we may have to do in Portugal to pay for the airfare home. Both of our families dont have enough money to lend for the flights etc. The only plus point is that we were not in hotels because we wouldnt have been able to afford to pay for more nights, there is something to be said about staying with relatives in this case 🙂
Do you have horror storys (and are there any lawyers on here that fancy a bash at BMI for me?)
AC
Last year easyjet left our bags in Luton and we had to live in what we were wearing for a day until we got the bags.
Therefore this year I tried BMI baby and was dead impressed with how well it went on the outbound journey, Birmingham airport was easy to find. car park was close. bus every 5 minutes. 2 hour delay which I dont really mind. Flight was cool and altogether pretty stress free.
Get to Lisbon for the return and they have put my wifes name wrong on the system (Susannah instead of Anabela is not exactly a typo) and therefore they refused her at the check in. After 20 minutes of listening to BMIs recorded music and busy statements (using the last £15 on the wifes debit card) I made the decision to get the bags back before they went on the plane (was only 5 minutes left before check in closed) and therefore we are stuck in Lisbon.
48 minutes of listening to BMI tell us "there is nothing we can do at this point. You will have to rebook another flight and then claim once you return", whilst I told her we couldnt afford another flight left me seething.
Its not just the cost of the flight though. Our car is at Birmingham Airport and we now cant afford the extra days parking. We cant even afford the petrol back now. I will lose "X" amount of days pay from work as will the wife. I even had some fish arriving this morning which through some speedy emailing and typing my father has signed for and acclimitised.
Meanwhile I wait for British Embassy to ring me back, probably to tell me they cant do anything while we ponder the moths work we may have to do in Portugal to pay for the airfare home. Both of our families dont have enough money to lend for the flights etc. The only plus point is that we were not in hotels because we wouldnt have been able to afford to pay for more nights, there is something to be said about staying with relatives in this case 🙂
Do you have horror storys (and are there any lawyers on here that fancy a bash at BMI for me?)
AC
:?: 
) we then waited 40 minutes for our bags. 
