So if in Europe (or anywhere) avoid Comtel Airlines..

[transplant99]

Hundreds of passengers travelling from India to Britain were stranded for six hours in Vienna when their Comtel Air flight stopped for fuel on Tuesday. The charter service asked them to kick in more than 20,000 pounds ($31,000) to fund the rest of the flight to Birmingham, England.
The situation may represent a new low in customer care in an era when flyers are seeing long lines, long waits and few perks.

Britain's Channel 4 news broadcast video showing a Comtel cabin crew member telling passengers: "We need some money to pay the fuel, to pay the airport, to pay everything we need. If you want to go to Birmingham, you have to pay."

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/airline-pas...152222338.html

[Caged Great]

Countdown to bankruptcy

4....3....2....

[Schultzie]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

Countdown to bankruptcy

1....2....3....

Fixed.

[Ben_in_Canada]

I couldn't begin to imagine the rage I would go into if that happened to me......

But then again, how much were the original tickets? You do usually get what you pay for.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

Countdown to bankruptcy

4....3....2....

That.....or the pilot went on a booze and box fueled epic casino bender the night before, and needed to recoup his losses before his wife found out.

[calumniate]

Not sure what a phone company was doing trying to fly airplanes anyway!