Shawn Patrick From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 2588 posts, RR: 18 Posted (8 years 3 months 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1916 times:
I'm scheduled to fly COS-SFO tomorrow on UA. But this afternoon I have had all kinds of people calling me from UA to change my itinerary to DEN-SFO, citing an overbooked COS departure. NOW I have a check-in agent calling me from his HOUSE trying to get me change the itinerary.
Is this a little wierd? Or is this normal procedure?
LegendDC9 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (8 years 3 months 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1873 times:
Not really, it's actualy pretty common. if they are oversold and are offering a good deal, you should take it. It happens on Int'l too, I got called at home once regarding an LY flight that was oversold, they gave me a different routing, got in an hour and a half later and $250 cash... what more could I ask for?
Shawn Patrick From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 2588 posts, RR: 18 Reply 3, posted (8 years 3 months 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1780 times:
What kind of perks are we talking about? :-P
We booked COS because it's closer, parking was cheaper, fare was cheaper, and times were perfect.
I just thought it was a little wierd having this guy call from his house.
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 4, posted (8 years 3 months 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1746 times:
Quoting Shawn Patrick (Reply 3): I just thought it was a little wierd having this guy call from his house.
I wouldn't go so far as to call it weird. He was probably just trying to clear up a sticky situation so he doesn't have to deal with a plane full of disgruntled passengers in the morning.
Lincoln From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 3887 posts, RR: 8 Reply 5, posted (8 years 3 months 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1677 times:
If they're offering perks, I'd go for it.
Aside from that point, how did you know he was calling from his house?
If he told you that, I would be mildly concerned about an airline employee using the contact information in my reservation when not actually working or following up on something I initiated. Delta was sued and lost over something like that* several years back. [i.e. I have no problem with a call back to follow up on a lost bag or whatever from where ever that agent may be, I would be slightly suprised to get a call out of the blue from an agent, period, let alone from at home]
On the other hand, an employee willing to work proactively from home to avoid an inconvenient and potentially nasty situation at the airport a day in advance is one feat of employee motivation and loyalty and, IMO, a major customer relations plus. / "Going above and beyond" (Heck, in a few cases I've had a hard enough time getting assistance from an agent when they were being paid to work)
Lincoln
[Note- my comments regarding use of contact information do not apply to any CO employees who may be in a position to grant my wish for an upgrade before I get to the airport ]
* Well, not completely, but close - customer called back after buying a ticket to complain to a supervisor then got a call at home the next day at like 6:00 AM from the original res agent (also at home) asking "What the hell did I do wrong and how can I avoid making the mistake the future?". Customer was shaken and sued both Delta and the agent for improperly protecting her personal data, neglegince, and harassment, among other things, IIRC. I can dig up the case from Lexis if anyone's REALLY interested
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Acidradio From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 1855 posts, RR: 10 Reply 7, posted (8 years 3 months 13 hours ago) and read 1409 times:
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