Thanks for the details, Milw. You are a big-time biz traveler for sure, and I understand that I am only on the sidelines reviewing the arrangements. I do feel wistful when I look at the biz travel that was possible in the old days.
My father, for instance, had his choice of a plane, train or NIGHT BOAT when he went between Cleveland and Detroit! (He used all three at one time or another.)
ROBERT WILLISON I never seen an airline bounce a ticketed passenger to fullfill a stand by passenger needs. They often entice passengers with vouchers for future travel, food coupons, First class tickets on a later flight and/ or a night in a local hotel.
I never seen an airline bounce a ticketed passenger to fullfill a stand by passenger needs. They often entice passengers with vouchers for future travel, food coupons, First class tickets on a later flight and/ or a night in a local hotel.
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I understand the process, I have been on both ends of it. He was the one to use the word bounce, could have put it in a little less arrogant form.
Like I said, I been on stand by, and was lucky enough for a passenger to accept a voucher, and I have been in the position where I could burn some time and accept a voucher and took a later flight.
Please accept my apology in advance if any one thinks this a snarky remark, I just read what was said and came to my own conclusions. No need to talk down to any one on this forum.
I again don't see how these threads pertain to inter modalism, seem to me just a discussion on ff miles. In any event, we all just need to get along.
ROBERT WILLISON I again don't see how these threads pertain to inter modalism, seem to me just a discussion on ff miles. In any event, we all just need to get along.
Well we had to diverge off on a tangent because I had to explain how business travel is different on the airlines because of an earlier poster challenging me on everything I said. Things have changed a lot since 9-11. I know how it was before my first airline trip was at age 7 on a Eastern Airlines "Whisperjet", Chicago to Miami.......think that was 1972.
When I was five, I was with my parents on the night boat between New York and Boston - and return. Including dinner each way. Boston and Maine open-plaform consist with steam, Boston - Plymouth, NH and return. Summer, 1937. Ah memeories!
daveklepper, was the night boat NYC to Boston owned by the railroad? Intermodal travel was alive and well at that time.
Who could forget eastern " the wings of man"...sponsored a ride at then recently opened Walt Disney world theme park in Orlando.
Auto train corp also sponsored witk wdw, old Walt loved his trains.
northeasterdaveklepper, was the night boat NYC to Boston owned by the railroad? Intermodal travel was alive and well at that time.
Be the famed Fall River Line, wouldn't it? (Shut down in 1937)
Part of the New Haven (when they took over the Old Colony - 1893?)
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