ScubaBurt
Contributor
Hi Everyone,
Well, today about this time Flo and I should be in the air headed to Grand Turk. As you can tell, we are at home. We received a notice Tuesday, from Delta Airline, that our flight to GT was being cancelled. Our travel agent broke the bad news to us and we started making alternate plans. It seems that Delta is now only going to fly that route only in high season. Mindy(our travel agent) contacted both Delta and Oasis Divers(GT dive op) and negotiated a transfer for flight and diving/hotel plans to be carried to Feb instead of Sept. We were able to transfer our airline tickets, without any increase in fare(saved about $500 pp increase to high season) and transferred all the money we paid for the diving and hotel with a slight increase due to the high season rates. The person at Delta and Oasis Divers were very helpful and accomodating, thanks to our bulldog agent Mindy. They made this very bad situation into a workable situation.
Now we are trying to decide where to go until Feb besides our local quarry. Are looking at Florida in November. Anyone have any ideas where is good to dive in Forida that time of year. We have never dove Florida, so were are looking to drive down for a try. Have heard the springs are nice and would like to dive with Manatees. All suggestions welcomed.
Has anyone else had any trip interuptions due to the cutback in airline service?
Well, today about this time Flo and I should be in the air headed to Grand Turk. As you can tell, we are at home. We received a notice Tuesday, from Delta Airline, that our flight to GT was being cancelled. Our travel agent broke the bad news to us and we started making alternate plans. It seems that Delta is now only going to fly that route only in high season. Mindy(our travel agent) contacted both Delta and Oasis Divers(GT dive op) and negotiated a transfer for flight and diving/hotel plans to be carried to Feb instead of Sept. We were able to transfer our airline tickets, without any increase in fare(saved about $500 pp increase to high season) and transferred all the money we paid for the diving and hotel with a slight increase due to the high season rates. The person at Delta and Oasis Divers were very helpful and accomodating, thanks to our bulldog agent Mindy. They made this very bad situation into a workable situation.
Now we are trying to decide where to go until Feb besides our local quarry. Are looking at Florida in November. Anyone have any ideas where is good to dive in Forida that time of year. We have never dove Florida, so were are looking to drive down for a try. Have heard the springs are nice and would like to dive with Manatees. All suggestions welcomed.
Has anyone else had any trip interuptions due to the cutback in airline service?