Early morning on Christmas day, Ditas and Carenna left Sacramento to St Louis via Southwest Airlines on their way home to DC. The rest of the story on Southwest Airlines scheduling meltdown has been in the news for the last couple of days and as of today it has not been resolved. The news detailed why SW was the only airline that had a meltdown and the most flight cancellations which affected the travel plans of thousands of passengers, Ditas and Carenna among the frustrated clients. Besides the inclement weather, the outdated schedule computer software and poor management planning was blamed for this hundreds of cancellations which can cause millions of dollars for refunds on meals, hotels and other expenses incurred by the SW airlines passengers during this period.
Here's
what Ditas posted on her FaceBook page with some photos of their
unexpected driving adventure from St. Louis, Missouri to Alexandria,
Virginia.
" Unexpected road trip courtesy of Southwest Airlines- 4 cancelled flights. We sure hope they reimburse for 3 nights hotel, car rental with one way drop St Louis to DCA, gas and meals. Oh and 3 extra dog boarding nights, 2 lost luggage. And one fatal car vs big rig wreck on I-70-RIP. But it was an adventure and on our road trip Carenna Katague-Thompson and I figured out Taylor Swifts companion songs to her new Midnights albums. #bondingovertaylor #winterroadtrip"
The divine spirit, God or whatever you call her - was with us tonight. Our car was 75 yards from being crushed by a jackknifed big rig that slid on the icy Interstate 70. The car in front of us was not so lucky. Carenna and I were pretty shaken by what we witnessed but managed to call 911 and get emergency crew there. We are resting safely for the night and will continue our journey home to DC, slowly and cautiously. Keep us in your prayers of protection. Aad Guray Nameh, jugaad guray nameh, Sat guray nameh, Siri guru dev a nameh #ByGodsGrace
Ditas and Carenna Safely Home with Carenna's Guest Friend, Laila
Home Sweet Home- Leif was glad to be out of boarding school and Laila is visiting. All is good, tired but glad to sleep in our own bed.
For details on the Southwest Airlines Fiasco read:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/29/business/southwest-cancellations-history-charts-dg/index.html
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