That’s brutal.
Getting everyone on the plane and then announcing there are no pilots is next level disorganized. That’s something you figure out before boarding a full flight at 9:30 at night.
The part about pushing it 18 hours, then not covering a hotel because it’s “too close,” then overbooking the 7am replacement… that’s just adding insult to injury. I’d be losing it at that point.
And yeah, when it’s a quick hop like LAX to PDX that you do all the time without issues, it makes it worse. You expect it to be routine.
I’d definitely file a complaint and push for compensation beyond the basic meal vouchers. Especially since this sounds crew related, which is on them.
Hope you made it home eventually. That’s a rough way to spend Valentine’s Day.
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