In Reply to: Missed trip at 21 - PRICELESS posted by Fernandez on Monday, 29. June 2009 at 12:52 Bali Time:
So sorry for you and your son. We where in the same situation Daughter who is already in Bali for a wedding BF's first trip overseas was due to leave on that flight. After many calls to IJ first on Tuesday told flight would go ahead.. starting to get worried 3 hours on hold on Friday then the sorry office closed at a couple of minutes to 5.. starting to get really worried. Then Friday's text starting to feel YES they haven't forgotten us after all maybe will be OK. Then a devisated boyfriend on phone Saturday night flight cancelled. We where on the internet till way after 1am checking out insurance and alternative flights nothing so suggested he just go to the airport and see if he could get on an another airline with his Indojet ticket Just hoping. He arrived at the airport 3.30am and was prepared to wait all day if necessary GA wouldn't use his IJ ticket but lucky for him he was able to purchase $810 return from the Guarda office at the airport departing that morning and returning with my daughter next Saturday on GA but there goes his spending money for Bali. So is proberly having a dry holiday.
As for IJ's Wednesday flight departing my daughters GF & husband was booked on that flight and transferred to GA flight that night as they were going over for the wedding and where attending Hen/bucks night 10pm in Kuta Wednesday night asked if they could be put on the earlier flight No way was the answer so they missed that night and are not sure how they get home on Wednesday. Silly I know but no travel insurance. Just wanted to tell my sorry and let you no that I do feel for you and your son and wish you some luck in maybe getting him another flight so at least he can share part of the holiday with his mates and get a night or 2 to celebrate his 21st.
Good Luck.