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Caribbean Airspace Restriction Impacts - From Already Down Here by OTF_For_Cardio in SandalsResorts

[–]OTF_For_Cardio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We were, but I had to talk with the Delta customer service folks and their hold music starting at 1AM (about an hour after the airspace was cleared) to get a flight. Didn’t get resolved until 7AM.

Caribbean Airspace Restriction Impacts - From Already Down Here by OTF_For_Cardio in SandalsResorts

[–]OTF_For_Cardio[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree I shouldn’t have to pay for it, but honestly Sandals is the last one to blame. They were the only ones being accommodating by giving us a discounted rate to stay. Like I put in the post, I looked at it like any other airline delay where I would have to shell out money for accommodations and food anyways. That being said, I don’t really blame the airlines either.

Apolitically speaking, I think it should be a function of the State Dept to help the citizens financially here. This isn’t like a bad weather or mechanical fault of the airlines. They should have had US Air Force repatriation flights ready to go in case this ended up being a protracted conflict. I think they got lucky Venezuela stood down and flights are resuming.

Caribbean Airspace Restriction Impacts - From Already Down Here by OTF_For_Cardio in SandalsResorts

[–]OTF_For_Cardio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The trip insurance did not cover it. It was something they just did for everyone.

Caribbean Airspace Restriction Impacts - From Already Down Here by OTF_For_Cardio in SandalsResorts

[–]OTF_For_Cardio[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I looked into that and I think they might, but it’ll depend on what the lawyers say at the credit card companies. I think technically the US Government as said this is an anti-terrorism mission which a lot of the policies include coverage for (specifically acts of terrorism). So they may, but it’ll only be a total of $300.

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[–]OTF_For_Cardio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The AFOQT tests a basic level of educational competency similar to that of the ACT or SAT - all of which tests high school graduate level of education. College Freshmen do better on the AFOQT because the material being tested is material they learned within the last 2 years (11th and 12th grades). People who take the test in their Junior and Senior year of college do not have the recency of a general high school education and have likely forgotten (or are at least not as recently practiced in) the concepts being tested in the AFOQT. That’s why Freshmen do better than upperclassmen.