Jon S.
Yelp
Yesterday was an absolute nightmare. Let's be clear, I 100% understand the factors that play into flight delays - weather, crew times, etc. This review reflects the treatment we experienced by the staff at this terminal.
We had a 1pm out of Vegas to Burbank. A 30-45min flight in total. We received a 2 hour delay notification 2 hours before our flight. As we arrive for our updated time, we are told it'll be another 2 hours. They tell us this as they start to board another plane to Burbank on time. We ask, "why don't you send us now and make them wait the 2 hours as well?" - the answers were all "beyond their control from Dallas" - fine. Another 2 hours go by, and we get delayed another 2 hours. At 4:15, they board another flight to Burbank on time. People are now starting to get upset that you've sent 2 on time flights back to our airport while making us wait over 6 hours to get home. The obvious solution would have been to push everyone 2 hours rather than making 1 group wait over 6.
Finally, around 5pm, a woman makes an announcement that "our plane is finally in the air folks!" - 45 min later I go to confirm with someone else and they tell me that the plane actually hasn't left. I asked if the other woman lied to us, she said yes and that she was sorry about that, "I'm not sure why she said that" - our now 1pm flight is set for after 7pm. Being someone who travels a lot, I then ask if by the time the plane gets here, will the crew be timed out? One guy at the desk just looks up and says, "Nahhhh you'll be fine, more than enough time" - by this time I know not to trust what they're saying without confirming, so I ask someone else to confirm. And guesssssss whatttttt - the crew would have been timed out, they tell us that we most likely wouldn't get out tonight and we'd all have to rebook for the morning. If I didn't ask, we all would have sat there and waited for the plane, only to be told that the crew couldn't fly when they got there. Nobody that worked there had the brain or experience to ask and check these things themselves, this was all customers pushing them to call and get this critical information. I should be paid for working for you guys.
In alllll this time, I could have gotten on 5 or 6 different flights from the other airport. If they were honest from the jump and said, "your 1pm plane is stuck in Denver and we really don't know when it will leave, could be 2 hours or could be tomorrow" - that at least would have given everyone enough time to figure something else out. But instead, your staff lied to our faces and strung us along allllllll day long, making us sit in your little DMV terminal with nothing but tiny bottles of water, preventing us from making other arrangements to get home. I could have rented a car and driven back and forth twice already. I should have been home by 2pm and instead didn't get home till 2am. There was not a single employee there that did any kind of critical thinking, and on top of that, 3 of them were laughing behind the counter as everyone was upset trying to get info. One employee said to the other, "I really can't stand these people" right in front of our faces. She thought she was being quiet but my entire group heard her say this. She then looked at us and laughed and walked away.
This disrespect that we experienced from this staff and JSX in general was abhorrent. It wasn't until after 6pm that we found out we wouldn't have a flight, (only bc I knew what questions to ask). We ended up taking United flights to LAX to get home from the other airport, missing 4 or 5 other direct Burbank flights we could have taken if the staff had their act together and gave us accurate info from the jump, which they did have all along. No compensation for meals, taxis, or hotels for anyone.
An absolute nightmare of a day, and the disrespectful treatment and lies from your staff is unacceptable. You should all be extremely embarrassed and I caution anyone traveling from this JSX terminal to do your due diligence before putting your trust into these people.
Shout out to the one woman with the pink Prada glasses, the only staff member who actually showed any kind empathy and the only one who got on a radio to try and get us good info as her co-workers repeatedly lied to our faces.
Shameful.