By Chet Wood (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #556) on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 9:07 pm: |
American Eagle; A woeful baggage experience
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By Brian (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #896) on Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 2:37 am: |
Chet sorry to hear about your problem. We had similar trouble returning to the UK; we arrived but our cases and dive gear did not. We were given a number to call to check progress and the phone was never answered. The luggage handlers are out of range because you can't get back into the airport and they won't answer the phone. Sounds like it is the same in a lot of places. We did our luggage back days later.
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By Peter Cabus (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #298) on Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 2:56 am: |
Hi Brian,
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By Brian (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #897) on Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 5:10 am: |
Thanks Peter I will try that next time my bags go astray.
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By Chet Wood (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #557) on Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 8:19 am: |
I suppose I could fly KLM; it would be only one plane change. BUT, flying from chicago-to-Amsterdam-to-Bonaire would be a very, very long trip
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By Jan Klos - ( Hamlet Bonaire Owner) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #313) on Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 9:03 am: |
Chet ... had a similar experience on AA 2 years ago... We had come down over Thanksgiving week... and brought a Frz Turkey in a cooler... and also checked 2 suitacses... The Turkey arrived in Bonaire, but not the suitcases... It took us 4 days to recover the luggage. But at least we had Turkey.
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By Jean Wood (BonaireTalker - Post #34) on Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 8:30 pm: |
Jan,
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By Jan Klos - ( Hamlet Bonaire Owner) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #314) on Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 9:15 pm: |
Jean
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By Doug Fowler (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #10) on Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 10:26 pm: |
An atr-72 (what American Eagle flies) has an approx useful load of 20,000 pounds. if you filled it with 72 passengers and luggage (esp heavy dive gear)it would still take off. However, with only a few hundred gal of fuel it would be a short flight... Thus, they have to fly them with empty seats if the baggage load is there.
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