Wow. Words fail. What was the purported "government issue" they were claiming???

I felt sorry for myself because Jet Blue cancelled my flight from Ft Lauderdale to St. Maarten for June (booked ten months ago), and had to pay $200 more per person for a flight on AA. This was about 2 weeks ago. At that time, there was a story that Jet Blue was cancelling a bunch of their flights because of the cost of fuel.

And in your case, you got double-stuck with the separate tickets deal. A lot of people book tickets that way, but I have always been very uncomfortable with it.

George posted a cautionary note a couple of days ago regarding troubled skies ahead for the airline industry, which I found quite alarming at the time, although I didn't comment on it. I will go look for it now and bring it back to the top.

Best wishes..