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"Fleeing" maga, not "leaving" maga. markodochartaigh Oct 9 #1

Thanks. applegrove Oct 9 #5

Mmmm flights get canceled all the time I'd guess the shutdown won't help. underpants Oct 9 #2

They had boarding passes. applegrove Oct 9 #4

Yeah I'm sure that's it. The shut down. BannonsLiver Oct 9 #6

Okay I was wrong. underpants Oct 9 #10

If they can build a wall to keep people from coming in, they can keep people from leaving too Justice Brandeis Oct 9 #3

The "nothing to see here" vibe on the forum today regarding this story has been interesting. BannonsLiver Oct 9 #7

Not saying ForgedCrank Oct 9 #8

OMG.. I read about him Cha Oct 9 #9

Was he able to rebook? Srkdqltr Oct 9 #11

markodochartaigh

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1. "Fleeing" maga, not "leaving" maga.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 05:06 PM

Oct 9

n/t

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applegrove

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5. Thanks.

Reply to markodochartaigh (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 05:24 PM

Oct 9

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underpants

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2. Mmmm flights get canceled all the time I'd guess the shutdown won't help.

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Thu Oct 9, 2025, 05:20 PM

Oct 9

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applegrove

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4. They had boarding passes.

Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 05:24 PM

Oct 9

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BannonsLiver

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6. Yeah I'm sure that's it. The shut down.

Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 05:26 PM

Oct 9

Incidentally, the flight wasn’t canceled. His family’s reservations were canceled. But I’m sure it’s just a koinky dink.

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underpants

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10. Okay I was wrong.

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Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:13 PM

Oct 9

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Justice Brandeis

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3. If they can build a wall to keep people from coming in, they can keep people from leaving too

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 05:22 PM

Oct 9

Just like East Germany.

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BannonsLiver

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7. The "nothing to see here" vibe on the forum today regarding this story has been interesting.

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Thu Oct 9, 2025, 05:30 PM

Oct 9

Certainly not the majority but a fair number of people seem very eager to dismiss this. I have no idea what happened. But it’s a very odd coincidence. Generally speaking there are 3 parties that have access to airline reservations. The airline, the government and the passenger. It sure doesn’t seem like he canceled the flight so that eliminates one possibility.

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ForgedCrank

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8. Not saying

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 05:33 PM

Oct 9

there isn't a nefarious explanation behind it all, who knows, but this has happened to me more than several times. They call it getting "bumped". Those jerks overbook flights and count on a certain percentage of people not showing up. If everyone does show up, someone has to get bounced. The tickets are paired with the purchase and they will treat it as a party, so if there are two people and only one seat left, both will get bumped. It really should be illegal, it's highly inconvenient when it happens.