phabric Posted July 26, 2015 #1 Share Posted July 26, 2015 In May I booked our Dec flights and purchased our seats. Yesterday, Air Canada refunded my seat price with no explanation. I know flights change when you book so early. I went to check our flight and found no flight number. I called to find out they had changed the flight number, time and type of plane. Our return flight went from 3:45pm to a 11:55am. Check your flights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickT Posted July 26, 2015 #2 Share Posted July 26, 2015 We almost got a very painful lesson from Air Canada a couple years ago. We are used to getting their "flight change" e-mails which usually only involve a change of a few minutes. A couple years ago we were flying to Edinburgh and got two such e-mails. When we went to check in on-line for our flight we discovered that our original flight had been cancelled and they had rebooked us for the following day (you think that sort of a change would require more than the standard flight change e-mail). Luckily we were able to get a new routing through Frankfurt that got us there on our original day. I also tend to review the flight schedule a few weeks before flying to also see if any changes have been made that may affect us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted July 26, 2015 #3 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I agree Just checked my flight this morning for Oct I was in A/C bus class ..now they changed the flight to Rouge & the flight time from 3pm to 8:55am:eek: I called & got the 10:55 am flight but still not happy about Rouge flight They did not notify us they have our email, home phone & cell Glad I had forgotten to print off my invoice or I may not have known until Oct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted July 26, 2015 #4 Share Posted July 26, 2015 It's not just Air Canada...Alaska Air did a major flight time change for our (this) September Alaska cruise....no way could I make that early flight getting off the ship. I ended up even changing home arrival airports.. flying from Vancouver to LAX instead of Burbank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted July 27, 2015 #5 Share Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) Whenever I make a far out booking on Delta, I can count on at least one schedule change. My most recent bookings for September and October have had two--so far. What I have never understood is this: I book and am confirmed for Seat 2C. When the schedule change e-mail arrives, my seat assignment has changed. When I check Delta's web site, often the seat I want is available. Why does the computer not put me into my preferred seat when the change is made? Bottom line, as the OP says: Check Your Flights! Edited July 27, 2015 by rkacruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAV Posted July 27, 2015 #6 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I booked an award ticket with Delta in January for December -- 11 months in advance. I think I've had 4 schedule changes to date, and we're still 5 months out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHF Posted July 30, 2015 #7 Share Posted July 30, 2015 United does this too. They canceled my flight home once from Vancouver and didn't notify me. I spent most of the weekend before our cruise trying to rebook the return flight. Managed to get back but with a connection instead of non stop. And most recently they moved our flight by 3 hours. I canceled that one and booked with another airline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted August 5, 2015 Author #8 Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) In May I booked our Dec flights and purchased our seats. Yesterday, Air Canada refunded my seat price with no explanation. I know flights change when you book so early. I went to check our flight and found no flight number. I called to find out they had changed the flight number, time and type of plane. Our return flight went from 3:45pm to a 11:55am. Check your flights Received a Change of Flight notice today. . Air Canada original had changed my Jan 2, 3:45 flight to 11:55 on July 26 with paid seats. Today they changed my 11:55 to 20:50. Now, there are no seats on the 11:50 or 1pm flights. I either stay with the 20:50 flight, which I did not want when I originally booked in May that is why I chose the 3:45 flight or fly out of MIA at 12:40 or do a stop which would take 6+ hours instead of 3 hours. I chose MIA which will cost the price of 3 HAL transfers vs 1 taxi to FLL. I don't understand why on July 26, the agent was able to book seats for the 11:55 flight and today I get bumped to the 20:50? Edited August 5, 2015 by phabric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 5, 2015 #9 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I don't understand on July 26, the agent was able to book seats for the 11:55 flight and today I get bumped to the 20:50? It may change again before you get there Maybe look at a private driver to MIA Hal is $30pp which is probably less convenient They had 1 bus that left before 9 am we did not get through until after that we & several others had to wait while they found another bus to MIA it took a lot of complaining & over an hr before one arrived Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZMARYLOU Posted August 5, 2015 #10 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I may be paranoid but I check our flights monthly, more often as the cruise date nears. The worst change we have had was to Anchorage. What was suppose to be a 3 hour layover in Chicago became 7 hours. Luckily we had United Club passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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