anyone flying this holiday?

[ohhawk]

Our daughter flew in for the Holidays. She left Ohio mid-morning on the 21st and was to land in Des Moines via Chicago before 1PM. AA overbooked her connection in Chicago by 20 passengers! She was put on standby for the next flight and didn't make it. She was then given a seat on a flight scheduled to depart at 6PM...that flight was cancelled as were all other evening flights due to fog in the Chicago area. Long story short...I drove (in the fog)5 hours each way to pick her up. They said due to Holiday traffic they couldn't get her on a flight for possibly 2 days. Left at 7PM that night and returned at about 6AM the next morning. AA should feel proud of themselves....overbooked by 20 people. What other business can get by with these kind of shenanigans? They gave her a $250 travel voucher....woopdedoo.

We are thankful that we were able to have her home for the Holiday unlike others that were not as lucky.