Thread: Newbie here

Just plan, plan, plan! Make sure you're ready with alternates for the "what if" times. We always travel with 4, and since my little guys are 3 and 6 we usually have to be quite close to them. We really haven't had many problems, but there have been a few rough times. As long as you keep a good attitude and are ready to roll with the changes you'll be fine. I can remember standing in one of the terminals in ATL and trying to decide the best course of action. We had planned on going to Maui, but the connection in LA had suddenly oversold significantly and we didn't get on. We had a great friend on the phone who was working (gate agent) and was trying to help us out. He pointed out that the flight to Costa Rica departing in less than 2 hours was wide open, so he started changing everything over as we started moving. (ALWAYS have your passport handy). As we were walking past a gate I noticed a direct flight to Honolulu departing in 25 minutes. Suddenly our plans were changing again. The stand-by list was long, but it looked like our priority would get us on. Our friend was back to switching our info as fast as he could - thank goodness he was working that day! They were in their final boarding, and were clearing stand bys. We were getting very nervous...Our son (2 yrs old at the time) was the first one to appear on the stand-by list. He was cleared immediately. Then there was a delay. I was started to get worried that the seats would be gone by the time my husband and I were actually on the list, but our friend's fingers kept working as fast as possible. Our names suddenly appeared on the board at the top of the list, and we got the last 2 seats! We were THRILLED to be headed to somewhere close to our original destination by that point. We spent the night in Honolulu and then took an inter-island flight to Maui the next morning. Flexibility, creativity, and a good attitude made non reving MUCH easier! You'll love your benefits! Good luck to your wife!