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Airline Reservations

Date: Dec 31 1999

Intro

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Traveling is great fun. But you have to be careful of extra fees when dealing with the airlines.
They are notorious for charging extra fees.
Listen in as Steph and John talk about it.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

John

Steph

John: Do you fly much Steph?

Steph: I used to. Boy, I had some problems when I was flying internationally though. One time, I tried to bring my pet with me.

John: Oh, really? How was that?

Steph: Oh. Ya know, it was ok, but they charged me all these extra fees. And they didn’t disclose that they were gonna do that. So, um, I was really angry.

John: Do they do it based on the weight of the animal? Or is it a set fee, or how does it work?

Steph: Well, there’s a set fee and then if you change planes sometimes you have to pay two fees. And so it depends on how many airlines you’re actually taking.

John: Now, couldn’t you just bring your pet on your lap?

Steph: You can, but you still have to pay the fee. And if your pet’s bigger, you pay more of a fee.

John: That sounds like a rip-off.

Steph: I know. And they didn’t tell me about it. I called them in advance. And it’s a total rip-off.

John: Well, was it worth it? Or?

Steph: Well, yeah, it was worth it. I had my cat. So that was good.

John: That’s nice.

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Discussion

I was caught off guard by the extra fees for pets. I had called the airline several times to make sure how much I would have to pay. They kept telling me $75.
When I got to the airport, they told me it was $150. I was so angry, but I had to pay it if I wanted my cat to come along.
In the end it was worth it to have brought him.
Have you ever flown with a pet? Did you experience any difficulties?

Comments

mashenkenk

Argentina

yeah, the extra fees are a discuss, so it's better be carefull wth the baggage.

and it's not very confortable for the pets.

foodever

China

hoho, never thought about bringing a pet flying

Tanucha

Russian Federation

At times I have problems with airline companies because I fly internationally. I have to change planes. Sometimes my baggage is lost or they don't like the size of my hang baggage or I'm affraid to miss following plane. It's really boring.