Comments on: Titanic Nomination http://www.titanicawards.com Celebrating the Dubious Achievements of Travel Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:33:02 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: E-bike http://www.titanicawards.com/about/titanic-nomination/comment-page-1/#comment-6234 E-bike Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:15:34 +0000 http://fidjeland.freehostia.com/?page_id=92#comment-6234 Awesome article , I Awesome article , I

]]> By: Gerry Murphy http://www.titanicawards.com/about/titanic-nomination/comment-page-1/#comment-5648 Gerry Murphy Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:10:49 +0000 http://fidjeland.freehostia.com/?page_id=92#comment-5648 http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/man-swims-in-crocodile-pond-is-he-our-dumbest-tourist/story-e6frg12c-1225895678587 Admirable Stupid tourist in Australia. Visiting the Northern Territory and swimming. However, crocodiles are a way of life in the NT. Visitor obviously going for a Darwin Award. Double pun here as the capital of the Northern Territory is Darwin. Gerry Murphy http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/man-swims-in-crocodile-pond-is-he-our-dumbest-tourist/story-e6frg12c-1225895678587

Admirable Stupid tourist in Australia.

Visiting the Northern Territory and swimming.
However, crocodiles are a way of life in the NT.
Visitor obviously going for a Darwin Award.
Double pun here as the capital of the Northern Territory is Darwin.

Gerry Murphy

]]> By: ChrisL http://www.titanicawards.com/about/titanic-nomination/comment-page-1/#comment-5578 ChrisL Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:10:38 +0000 http://fidjeland.freehostia.com/?page_id=92#comment-5578 Worst flight: Half way from San Francisco to Honolulu, Hawaiian Airlines Flight 11 turned back, just before the point of no return...the pilot announced one engine failed and we were losing altitude. We got back to San Francisco nearly two hours later...sat on the plane for over an hour while they "tried" to fix the problem. The announced they "thought they had it fixed" which gives one real confidence...we went out to take off and had to return to the gate and deplane. They gave us a lunch voucher...none of the vouchers covered the airport food prices, so everyone had to add money to eat. Seven hours passed and they announced they had taken the plane up on a test flight to see if the repair was successful. At 4 p.m. we departed on a new plane they brought up from LA. We can only assume our original plane made it back from the test flight, but they never told us what happened to it. We arrived Honolulu just before midnight...which with the time change is 19 hours late. Worst flight: Half way from San Francisco to Honolulu, Hawaiian Airlines Flight 11 turned back, just before the point of no return…the pilot announced one engine failed and we were losing altitude. We got back to San Francisco nearly two hours later…sat on the plane for over an hour while they “tried” to fix the problem. The announced they “thought they had it fixed” which gives one real confidence…we went out to take off and had to return to the gate and deplane. They gave us a lunch voucher…none of the vouchers covered the airport food prices, so everyone had to add money to eat. Seven hours passed and they announced they had taken the plane up on a test flight to see if the repair was successful. At 4 p.m. we departed on a new plane they brought up from LA. We can only assume our original plane made it back from the test flight, but they never told us what happened to it. We arrived Honolulu just before midnight…which with the time change is 19 hours late.

]]> By: ChrisL http://www.titanicawards.com/about/titanic-nomination/comment-page-1/#comment-5577 ChrisL Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:05:21 +0000 http://fidjeland.freehostia.com/?page_id=92#comment-5577 worst restaurant name: Fook Yuen...on Hollywood Road in Hong Kong worst restaurant name: Fook Yuen…on Hollywood Road in Hong Kong

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.titanicawards.com/about/titanic-nomination/comment-page-1/#comment-5576 Anonymous Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:19:55 +0000 http://fidjeland.freehostia.com/?page_id=92#comment-5576 My family and two guests (total 8) were on vacation in France this summer. The van we rented from AVIS, through their US website, developed some trouble and caught fire and burned. We all got out of the vehicle, but with a few minor injuries. All our possessions were destroyed along with cash and travel documents. Avis did nothing and has still done nothing to compensate us. Our home owner's ins paid for the items lost, but we a still out a 18 day vacation. We were reduced to living like street people form 5 days as tried to get out of the country without cash Credit or documentation. to make it worse, We had to have the US Embassy loan us $2000 to pay Delta to let us fly out earlier than planned, but already paid for. My family and two guests (total 8) were on vacation in France this summer. The van we rented from AVIS, through their US website, developed some trouble and caught fire and burned. We all got out of the vehicle, but with a few minor injuries. All our possessions were destroyed along with cash and travel documents. Avis did nothing and has still done nothing to compensate us. Our home owner’s ins paid for the items lost, but we a still out a 18 day vacation. We were reduced to living like street people form 5 days as tried to get out of the country without cash Credit or documentation. to make it worse, We had to have the US Embassy loan us $2000 to pay Delta to let us fly out earlier than planned, but already paid for.

]]> By: Jules Tonkinson http://www.titanicawards.com/about/titanic-nomination/comment-page-1/#comment-5575 Jules Tonkinson Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:18:14 +0000 http://fidjeland.freehostia.com/?page_id=92#comment-5575 My family and two guests (total 8) were on vacation in France last summer. The van we rented from AVIS, through their US website, developed some trouble and caught fire and burned. We all got out of the vehicle, but with a few minor injuries. All our possessions were destroyed along with cash, wallets and travel documents. Avis did nothing and has still done nothing to compensate us. Our home owner's ins paid for the items lost, but we a still out a 18 day vacation. We were reduced to living like street people form 5 days as tried to get out of the country without cash Credit or documentation. On top of that we had to have the US Embassy loan us $2000 to pay Delta to let us fly out earlier than planned on a flight we already paid for. My family and two guests (total 8) were on vacation in France last summer. The van we rented from AVIS, through their US website, developed some trouble and caught fire and burned. We all got out of the vehicle, but with a few minor injuries. All our possessions were destroyed along with cash, wallets and travel documents. Avis did nothing and has still done nothing to compensate us. Our home owner’s ins paid for the items lost, but we a still out a 18 day vacation. We were reduced to living like street people form 5 days as tried to get out of the country without cash Credit or documentation. On top of that we had to have the US Embassy loan us $2000 to pay Delta to let us fly out earlier than planned on a flight we already paid for.

]]> By: Betty http://www.titanicawards.com/about/titanic-nomination/comment-page-1/#comment-1608 Betty Thu, 06 May 2010 02:25:12 +0000 http://fidjeland.freehostia.com/?page_id=92#comment-1608 I'm a flight attendant for a major airline and have a popular podcast called "Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase" in which I share unusual things that happen in the air with the world at large. The podcast has now been turned into a book by the same name. I have a "worst" list I would like to submit. How do I go about getting invited? I’m a flight attendant for a major airline and have a popular podcast called “Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase” in which I share unusual things that happen in the air with the world at large. The podcast has now been turned into a book by the same name. I have a “worst” list I would like to submit. How do I go about getting invited?

]]> By: Kendal Rolley http://www.titanicawards.com/about/titanic-nomination/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Kendal Rolley Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:58:36 +0000 http://fidjeland.freehostia.com/?page_id=92#comment-765 http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/travel/travel-news/tears-in-the-office-over-virgin-blue-email-mistake-20091116-ignq.html Worst Airline Loyalty Scheme? http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/travel/travel-news/tears-in-the-office-over-virgin-blue-email-mistake-20091116-ignq.html

Worst Airline Loyalty Scheme?

]]> By: Asmund B. Gjerde http://www.titanicawards.com/about/titanic-nomination/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Asmund B. Gjerde Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:02:57 +0000 http://fidjeland.freehostia.com/?page_id=92#comment-747 Dear mr. Lansky, I am a journalist with norwegian financial newspaper Finansavisen, looking to write an article about your upcoming book and the blog. Therefore, I was wondering if you would like to contribute by answering som questions. If you are ready to answer, just mail me and I will send you the questions. Best regards, Asmund B. Gjerde Dear mr. Lansky,

I am a journalist with norwegian financial newspaper Finansavisen, looking to write an article about your upcoming book and the blog. Therefore, I was wondering if you would like to contribute by answering som questions. If you are ready to answer, just mail me and I will send you the questions.

Best regards, Asmund B. Gjerde

]]> By: Bob Gilchrist http://www.titanicawards.com/about/titanic-nomination/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Bob Gilchrist Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:12:25 +0000 http://fidjeland.freehostia.com/?page_id=92#comment-298 I nominate Aerolineas Argentinas as the most delayed airline in the world. Our flight from Sydney to Buenos Aires was delayed from 5 July to 6 July. After boarding the flight, we sat in the plane for 3.5 hours. No offer of refreshments or deplaning was made. The only expalnation offered was that the flight paperwork appeared to be incorrect and that a new flight number may need to be assigned. At our stopover in Auckland, we were delayed another hour and no reason was offered. In short, AA are completely insensitive to customer satisfaction on what is a very competitive route! I nominate Aerolineas Argentinas as the most delayed airline in the world. Our flight from Sydney to Buenos Aires was delayed from 5 July to 6 July. After boarding the flight, we sat in the plane for 3.5 hours. No offer of refreshments or deplaning was made. The only expalnation offered was that the flight paperwork appeared to be incorrect and that a new flight number may need to be assigned. At our stopover in Auckland, we were delayed another hour and no reason was offered. In short, AA are completely insensitive to customer satisfaction on what is a very competitive route!

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