I need help urgent

Cosimo · 27 Aug 2015 at 12:02

Edrof said:
Yeah, like anywhere called Phi Phi is a real place. Good try Diagro but I'm not falling for it.

The Thais call the islands หมู่เกาะพีพี so he'll probably tell you go to Phuket...

DJMK4 · 27 Aug 2015 at 12:03

Cosimo said:
The Thais call the islands หมู่เกาะพีพี so he'll probably tell you go to Phuket...

You said a naughty word

JBuk · 27 Aug 2015 at 12:26

Head to ton sai beach and hire a longboat back to the uk, should cost about 500 baht

Housey · 27 Aug 2015 at 12:46

JBuk said:
Head to ton sai beach and hire a longboat back to the uk, should cost about 500 baht

Is that Klingon?

traveyb · 27 Aug 2015 at 12:57

Could be worse places in the world to be stuck

But like someone else said, contact the emergency helpline for the agency

G-MAN2004 · 27 Aug 2015 at 13:23

"Wife is sobbing". Can always trust a woman to make a big deal out of a small problem!

Diagro · 27 Aug 2015 at 13:34

Ok.

thanks for the comments. Cheered me up.

virgin holidays sorted it in record time within 9 mins.
new flights booked for this evening.

I bet that cost them a fortune.

only problem is the seats are miles apart but I have convinced the airline to stick us in emergency seats

Sorry if it seemed silly to get worried. I saw it as being stuck 6000 miles away and having to fork out 1700 for flights :O

Cosimo · 27 Aug 2015 at 13:40

Diagro said:
Ok.

thanks for the comments. Cheered me up.

virgin holidays sorted it in record time within 9 mins.
new flights booked for this evening.

Glad that you got it sorted. Have a safe and relaxed journey home.

oulton · 27 Aug 2015 at 13:45

I did this once, sign of a good holiday!

jonneymendoza · 27 Aug 2015 at 13:47

Diagro said:
Hey

seriously in a bind

we are on phi phi, hotel and transfers home all booked for today.
so we were happy in knowing we would get to airport ok.

just checked flights and find they were booked for yesterday!?!?!?!?!?!!

Virgin holidays are still sleeping as they are 7 hours behind us.

and now I have to take a 4 hour ferry then a 2 hour car ride to airport with no Internet or phone so I can't contact them till I'm at the airport.

what can I do now apart from worry myself silly for the next 6 hoirs.

my wife is sobbing and I dunno what to do

man up. jesus christ!

Soundood · 27 Aug 2015 at 14:15

now is a good time to make a move on your wife.

TommyV · 27 Aug 2015 at 14:18

I've done this before with American Airlines on the way back from Boston once (They got me on the next flight, didn't charge a cent).

Explained the situation, just be polite and I'm sure a company like Virgin can accommodate you. They may charge a rebooking fee or something at a guess.

Why is your wife upset? In the very worst case scenario, all you'd have to do is buy more flights. Yeah that'd suck, but it's not like you're stuck there forever!

edit: I should probably read the thread before posting. Absolutely Virgin's fault, you won't need to fork out a thing or at the very least claim the cost back.

jpod · 28 Aug 2015 at 00:45

Women love a bit of a cry, that will have made her holiday complete. Did you get a seat for her too? Hope so.

jon86 · 28 Aug 2015 at 02:29

Diagro said:
...
only problem is the seats are miles apart but I have convinced the airline to stick us in emergency seats
...

Maybe that's a good thing?

You won't hear her complaining about Virgin Holidays ruining the end of your holiday...

Doug73458 · 28 Aug 2015 at 02:38

jpod said:
Women love a bit of a cry, that will have made her holiday complete. Did you get a seat for her too? Hope so.

This cracked me up. On a serious note I hope OP solves this crisis. All the best!