Rascal:
Simply a bit careless. I was tired after chasing around HCMC all afternoon looking for a bike box and got careless.
The month long cycling trip from Hanoi had taken it’s toll I guess. There was a bit of confusion at the check-in counter about my bike and an airline worker started taking it away and beckoned for me to follow when I hadn’t quite finished at the counter. The check-in counter handed me my passport, boarding pass and ticket envelope and I hurried along to follow my bicycle. Unknown to me at the time, was that the ticket envelope was empty. Normally I check all my documents are in order before leaving the counter, but I let myself get rushed and didn’t check inside the envelope. Lesson learned the hard way.
Anyway, I was quite unaware how serious a matter losing a ticket is, having previously never lost one. The fact I would have to re-purchase a ticket came as quite a shock and has now made me reconsider how I handle my finances while on holiday. Can’t say I agree with this type of policy for lost tickets, and am a bit curious to find out how “standard” this type of policy really is with other airlines.
Have now moved on to more pleasant thoughts about how great the cycling was in Vietnam and decided not to dwell on this bad experience any further.
Thanks to all who shared their comments with me.
