The agony of airline reservations!

I recently decided to cancel my credit card. For the reasons, see my previous blog entry "How do you spell STRESS".

Before I cancel, however, I want to use up the accumulated 'Miles' on it. There are enough miles for ONE plane ticket. It was decided that this would be a great opportunity to give Will an adventure since Helena is having an adventure this summer, too.

Will is going to go spend a week with my parents this summer in Washington State!!! He should have a blast learning to sail with his Grandpa and exploring all the fun stuff to be had in Bremerton and Seattle.

I called my credit card and set up the flight, telling them that he would be an unaccompanied minor (UM). They hooked us up with a Delta flight. The process seemed quick and painless. The company just said to call the airline in an hour to set up the UM details. Which I did.

Yeah. When I called Delta, they told me there was an UM fee of $100.00 EACH WAY!!!!!!!!

$200.00!?!?!?!?!?!

The actual flight barely costs that much itself! Delta wanted me to pay for the flight a second time just because he is 13 instead of 15?!

I was IRATE!

(to put it mildly)

I called my credit card back and cancelled the flight immediately. Fortunately, they were very gracious about it (especially after I pointed out that Southwest's UM policy is under 12 and it wouldn't apply to my son) and gave me back my 'Miles'.

I went directly onto Southwest's web site and purchased a ticket for Will from them. Still easy, but without the outrageous hidden fees!!!

Now I plan to call my credit card back and apply the 'Miles' to my SW ticket. So there!