Jordan in the parking lot of LAX, a few minutes before the whole trip was cancelled.
She’s not happy. She was all set to make her very first trip alone. We booked her first class on a flight to Portland to spend the holidays with her aunts and uncles. At 4:45am this morning, all systems were go. Alaska Airlines confirmed she was clear to board. We drove all the way to LAX to learn it was a no go. The flight was still scheduled, but due to weather, unaccompanied minors were not allowed.
She was devastated. We’ve spent the morning lifting her spirits and promising to rebook her flight early in the year, when the weather is better. I told her the bright side: she gets to have Santa visit her own house.
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Postscript: She is handling it all pretty well–further proof of her growing maturity. Though she is disappointed, she’s making the best of the day.
so did she go?
Unfortunately, she did not go. The weather didn’t let up and there weren’t any seats on later flights. The trip is postponed until the spring. I think some people were a little shocked at how well Jordan dealt with the news. By the next day she accepted the facts and moved on. When I thought about it, though, I wasn’t really that surprised. Jordan has spent the last six years dealing with setbacks beyond her control. I guess we’ve conditioned her to look on the bright side and move on. Now, she’s excited to plan the rescheduled trip.
I would like to have thethe whole story o dejected travelere bt somehow it is not letting me print the wole page .Pleaseprint the whole story of Dejected teaveler from top to bottom tho that I can read it . Thank you. carmen Fortuno Jr.
Hi Carmen. Thanks for your comment. The incident on the Alaska flight was two years ago and everything was resolved quite well. In fact, Alaska Airlines used that bad experience to make me an even bigger fan of their fine airline. Jordan finally went on her trip to Portland (on Alaska) and she had a spectacular time. They treated her like royalty.