I'm sitting here in Taipei where it is cold and rainy with very little
to do on a six-day Taiwan Lunar New Year. Nothing but a friendly
Tsingtao.
Last mid-September I tried to book a seat from Taipei to Kota
Kunabalu, Sabah but according to Malaysian Airlines the only direct
flights were fully-booked for the holiday.
I persisted in trying to get a seat and unless I made another choice
early I was going to be stuck. MA would not reveal where I was on the
standby list but the travel agent thought it was possible that MA
would put on another flight. Finally, I had to fish or cut bait
because to take even any flight I would have inform my employer of
extra days off where I would have to be replaced.
You got it...right after I told my boss I would take all extra shifts
because I would be sitting on my ass anyway, the agency was told I had
a seat on a second flight.
All throughout this period, in abject stupidity, Malayasian travel
promoters continued to promote tourism to Sabah on TV and nobody would
reveal where I was on the standy list.
Anyway, I will go in early May and pay a lot less than the robbery we
are subjected to the extortionate inflated fares of this week. |
