Next time, try to do a little research on locals festivals and what to
expect during such times before you travel.
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"John" wrote in message
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> 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.
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