Ulawulo lwam lwama-500-Mile lundisindise njani ngaphezulu kwe- $ 1,000

The Imeko yaseHawaii ikhuphe isilumkiso sezempilo ukunqanda konke ukuhamba okungabalulekanga. Ukufika kwam eHawaii ekuqaleni kukaDisemba, ndandingazi nto nge-COVID-19; Bendingazi nokuba ndiza kubuyela nini eDetroit, ndiye ndathenga indlela enye. Ngoku, makhe ndikuxelele ukuba i-500-Mile Rule yandisindisa njani ngaphezulu kwe- $ 1,000.

Ndisebenzisa indlela encinci eyaziwayo ukuthenga iinqwelomoya: thenga amatikiti amaninzi axabisa ngaphantsi kwetikiti elinye ukusuka kwindawo engu-A ukuya ku-B. Umzekelo, iinqwelomoya ezingena nokuphuma eToronto zibiza ukuya kuthi ga kwiipesenti ezingama-75 ngaphantsi kweenqwelo-moya ezishiya iDetroit. Ke, ndathenga itikiti elinye ukuya eToronto, ndazinika i-layover yamanye amazwe, emva koko ndathenga itikiti lesibini ukusuka eToronto ukuya eHonolulu. Kwakungabizi ukubhabha kwiklasi yokuqala ngokwenza i-layover yamanye amazwe eCanada kunokuthenga itikiti elinye ukusuka eDetroit ukuya e-Honolulu kwiklasi yabaqeqeshi.

Amatikiti awaxabiswanga nge-mileage axabisa unikezelo kunye nemfuno. Umthetho wam wesithupha womqeqeshi kukuthenga xa ixabiso lingaphantsi kweesenti ezintlanu ngemayile. Umgaqo wam wesithupha kwiklasi yokuqala ubhabha kuphela kwinqwelomoya enezihlalo zokulala ezilala njenge-5 okanye i-777.

Ndihlala ndisebenzisa ezinye izikhululo zeenqwelo moya xa kunokwenzeka. Ndikwiinqanawa ezingama-54. Ndibhabhela kwi-Broward County / eFort Lauderdale (eyi- $ 18 namhlanje ukusuka eDetroit) emva koko ndithathe uloliwe njengomntu okhubazekileyo ndiye kwisikhululo senqwelomoya saseMiami ukuba inqanawa iyahamba isuka eDade County. Okwangoku, umzila kaloliwe wesithathu ukhululekile kubantu abakhubazekileyo. Ndibona iinqwelomoya ezisuka eDetroit zisiya eMiami kangange- $ 300, kodwa iFort Lauderdale ihlala ixabisa ama-75%. Ukuba ndihamba ngenqanawa ndisuka ePort Everglades, isikhululo seenqwelomoya kunye nezibuko lokuhamba ngenqanawa yindawo ekufutshane nomakhelwane.

Emva kokufika eHawaii kunyaka ophelileyo, ndaqala ukukhangela amatikiti abuyela eDetroit. Kwakhona, yayimalunga ne-75% ngexabiso eliphantsi ukubhabha uye eToronto, uhlale iintsuku ezimbalwa, kwaye uthenge itikiti lesibini ukusuka eToronto ukuya eDetroit. Iindleko ze-2 ezihlukeneyo ngokupheleleyo kwiiklasi kwiklasi yokuqala zazingabizi kune-Honolulu-Detroit kumqeqeshi.

I-COVID-19 yeza, kwaye oogqirha bam bathi, "Sukuhamba ngenqwelo moya kude kube semva kukaMeyi." Ndine-dystrophy yemisipha kunye nokusilela kwezintso zeswekile, ngoko kuyingozi kakhulu ekuhambeni okungabalulekanga. Ekuvukeni kwe-COVID-19, i-United isike umva kwiinqwelomoya zayo zamanye amazwe. Ndandinenqwelomoya engayeki eSan Francisco eya eToronto. Uhambo lwam olutsha lwenza ukuba ibe ngumtya weenqwelomoya onemilenze emi-5. Andikhange ndizithande iinqwelomoya ezinyulwe nguUnited. Ukongeza, bekukho i-snafu engalindelekanga ehamba eCanada.

Nditshatile kwi-Italiyane kwaye kuphela amaKhanadi, abahlali baseCanada, kunye nabantu baseMelika okwangoku bamkelwe eCanada. AmaTaliyane awamkelekanga kuhambo olungabalulekanga. Nditsalele umnxeba iUnited ukuba itshintshe imihla yam ukusukela ngo-Epreli ukuya kuMeyi, kwaye iyayiphepha iCanada. Bandibeka kwi-nonstop ukusuka eHonolulu ndaya eChicago, emva koko bacima inqwelomoya yam eya eToronto. I-United yandazisa ukuba ndiza kubhatala i-329 yeedola ngomntu ngamnye (i-658 yeedola ngesibini) ngelungelo lokwehla kwinqwelomoya eChicago (kunokuba ndiqhubeke ndiye eToronto). Bathe baya kwenza notshintsho lwetikiti lesibini ukusuka eToronto ukuya eDetroit. Ndihlawule i-229.69 yeedola kwiklasi yokuqala ngomntu ngamnye (iyonke iyidola eyi-459.38) ngetikiti lam lesibini.

Ndixelele iUnited Airlines “Hayi, andifuni ukukubhatala i $ 658, ndifuna undinike i $ 459.38.” Olu hlobo lokuphazamisa iintsiba zabo.

Ukusukela ekubeni ndibaleke ukusuka eSan Francisco ukuya eToronto, ndakwazi ukusebenzisa lo mthetho weemayile ezingama-500. Xa inqwelomoya iphazanyiswa, kwaye yimpazamo yenqwelomoya, iinqwelomoya zihlala zilandela umthetho ovumela umgibeli ukuba abhabhe kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya esikwiikhilomitha ezingama-500 ukusuka kwindawo obusiya kuyo - ngaphandle kokuhlawula umrhumo wotshintsho okanye ukuhlawula iindleko zohambo ezongezelelweyo (i-500 -Umgaqo weMile). Nokuba kubiza amakhulu eedola ngaphezulu ukukusa kwindawo oya kuyo, awunyanzelekanga ukuba uyihlawule. Ihhuku yayiyi-United irhoxisiwe iSan Francisco yaya eToronto, kwaye yayingeyonto yam leyo.

Ndixelele i-United endaweni yokundizisa ngenqwelomoya eToronto, ndibeke kwi-777 enebhedi eleleyo e-Honolulu iye eChicago, emva koko nditshintshe iToronto ngeDetroit, kuba ikumgama weemayile ezingama-500, emva koko undibuyisele yonke imali yam itikiti lesibini. Umahluko phakathi kokuhlawula i-United $ 658 (yongeza / uqokelele) xa kuthelekiswa nokufumana ityala elibuyiswayo le- $ 459.38 (yetikiti lam lesibini) lifikelela kwi-1,117.38. Umthetho weemayile ezingama-500 undisindise ngaphezulu kwewaka leedola. Ngaba ungakholelwa ukuba abasebenzi abayi-6 e-United bebengazi ukuba umthetho ukhona ndide ndinyanzelise ukuba iirhafu zibalwe endaweni yam?

Ukuzinikela kwam ekusebenziseni ezinye izikhululo zeenqwelo moya kundisindisa ngetoni yemali. Ukwahlula inqwelo moya kwiitikiti ezingabizi kakhulu kwandisa amathuba akho kwinqwelomoya oya kwenza utshintsho lwenqwelomoya olukuvumela ukuba utshintshe iindlela zenzuzo yakho. Ndicebisa bonke abahlobo bam ukuba benze umtya amaqhekeza amaxabiso aphantsi endiza njenge-lei ukwenza uhambo lwakho lokujikeleza. Iphazili enengqondo, kodwa yintoni enye oza kuyenza ukuba uvalelwe wedwa okanye ukhuselekile ekhaya inyanga yonke?

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