1/14/10

632 euros?!!!!!!

well, im back riga. made it in safely.

the trip started off nicely. i was able to get a good amount of sleep on the first two flights and was anxious for the last leg of the trip. however, things got messy when i arrived in berlin (a.k.a. satans DMV). ill keep it simple and say that i am in no way, shape, or form, a fan of airbaltic. never have been. in fact, i would suggest never flying with them. EVER. they tried to charge me €632 to check in three bags... the price of my round trip flight from riga to berlin was €82!

in more or less words, i told them to "get real" and found a locker to store the bags until i could come up with a better plan. it was some of the worst service i have ever received in my 25 years of life... and thats saying a lot coming from someone who lives in latvia! still gotta figure out how to get those bags back to riga...

all in all, im here. im alive. and im thankful for that! thank you for praying :)

4 comments:

Amanda said...

Well what the heck are you going to do about your bags? I'm so nervous for you! BTW, we still want to send you money, send me a form when you get back to normal. Sorry about your bags!

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Michael said...

Start a I hate Airbaltic fanpage on facebook. I will join. I hate them too.

Anonymous said...

You will hate company because they have asked to follow conditions you have accepted during ticket purchase? Maybe walk to Riga next time with your six bags?

Joe Brooks said...

anonymous, my problem is not at all with their "conditions." it was the lack of clarity in their conditions (see http://www.airbaltic.com/public/baggage_transportation.html under "intercontinental flights") and their complete lack of customer service. i have never met anyone that has flown with airbaltic that was pleased with them... flight cancellation without any notification, other baggage issues, poor customer support, etc. i wish i would have listened to them before i bought my ticket with airbaltic! haha, my fault. i, and the many people i have spoken with about this incident, will not make the mistake of buying a ticket from them again.

ps-how did you find my blog?