Cathyg,

Sounds like you deserve a gold star for perseverance and positive outlooks. So many might have paled at all the extra effort and aggravation involved (not to mention the additional expenses....) and thrown in the towel and rebooked the whole trip!

And shame on the airlines for thinking they could circumvent the rules and regulations - nice they were willing to try to help but in the end, had it been me, I would surely have been totally disappointed and furious at their broken promises and assurances as well as all the additional expenses involved.

Happy it all turned out well. The Devil's always in the details, isn't it!. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />