So I finally began my journey to SFO. This particular post is written after each leg of my journey. I'm flying Delta Airlines and I began in SFO (San Francisco), I'm currently in SeaTac (Seattle), then I will fly to Incheon, and finally land in Busan at around 6:20 KST. That's right. TWO layovers. But you know what? My ticket was only $600 dollars. Booyah.
Anyway, my flight was at 7AM and a good friend of mine, Judith, who I mentioned in my previous post, and her dad dropped me off art about 11 last night, so I waited until 4AM to check in. Let me tell y'all what happened. So, I finally get in line to check my bags, happy and all that, when the guy tells me I only get one free checked bag. And the second bag was $100.
HOLD UP! Let's take a look at that. Hmm... I know I was supposed to get 2. Mind you, I called Delta about the baggage right after I booked my flight and again 2 weeks later. I also checked online repeatedly to see if there were any policy changes. There weren't. On Delta, one is allowed 2 free checked bags when travelling between the US and South Korea. I told him, but he said this wasn't the line to argue so he sent me to the Special Service line to argue with someone else.
This second guy was much nicer. He checked my ticket, also said I only get one free bag. I pulled up the information on the website about getting 2 free checked bags and I also informed him that I called about the luggage twice to make sure I hadn't misinterpreted anything. He took my tickets and went to the back to ask his manager because I was really beginning to stress out. I ain't got the funds to be wasting $100 on baggage and I ain't got nobody who can come and pick up my extra bag in a moment's notice. So anyway, the guy (his name was Reggie) comes back and then tells me that I was good to go and I was right about getting 2 free bags.
So what had happened was when I booked online through Orbits, they hadn't updated their systems for the changes in the baggage fees and policies, so they made it look like I had to pay for my second bag, but my new uncle Reggie fixed that for me, tagged my bags, and sent me on my merry way. So I avoided a heart attack and proceeded to wait another 2.5 hours for my flight to SeaTac, where I am now. I've never been in SeaTac before, but they make it fairly easy to navigate (much easier than JFK and let's not get started on LAX) so I quickly found the gate for my plane.
So here I am, waiting on my plane, thinking I should probably get some Starbucks while it's still cheap (it's twice as expensive in S. Korea). And typing this blog. This was part one of my journey and I hope it eases everyone's worries about me while I make this trip. After all, this is the first time I'm travelling to a country, by myself, where I don't speak the language or have a friend to help me navigate (This is for you, Enrico). But I'll keep calm and carry on.
And that's it for now. Peace, love and ice-cream.
Cheers~!
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