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- To: killies at killi_net
- Subject: Re: Special Thanks
- From: Nevin Aspinwall <aspinwalln at SLU_EDU>
- Date: Sat, 09 May 1998 21:05:50 -0700
- References: <1bc92ee7.3554a1cc at aol_com>
Sandy1238 wrote: > > Hi, > First let me extend special thanks to fellow killi keeper Paul Vornbaum for > rescuing my killies. At the Southwest San Jose check-in I had no trouble with > my killi styro and then went to to the boarding counter where they asked me > what was in the styro. I said fish and they said NO! No amount of positive > fish packaging info, or groveling to these people helped.They said they would > keep the styro in their baggage freight dept. for 24 hours. As my plane was > the last one out that evening I had to be aboard before I could make shippping > arrangements. The next morning I placed a call to Paul and with a calm voice > he assured me that he would take care of it and he did. The fish arrived > rebagged and in perfect shape two days later. > > I am not saying don't travel Southwest, just don't advertise you're carrying > fish on board. As mentioned in a recent e-mail on this matter checking your > styro as baggage or packing your fish in your suitcase works without glitches. > We just have to relax and let someone else handle our fish(Yuck).Funny thing, > another member of SCKC flew the same airline a few hours earlier with a > smaller styro and had no trouble taking them aboard. Go Figure..... > > Best regards, Sandy Sandy, Your experience with Southwest Airlines is shared by me. Southwest will not let you even check your fish as luggage. So, I never fly Southwest- a mini boycott. See you in Syracuse. Nevin
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