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Sep 29, 2011, 6:18 PM

adamr

Join Date: Sep 2011

Posts: 33

"When you cancel a flight, wouldn't it be nice to let Orbitz know or maybe for fun your customers?"

Do you check flight schedules before you go to the airport? Obviously you did. Again, if you buy a cheap, bargain flight you need to stay in touch. They obviously proposed a solution to you that you didn't like, and obviously you couldn't be bothered.

All airlines have cancelled flights. Deal with it. Roll with it. It doesn't matter how much you pay for the ticket!

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