Hi Nadine, my wife and I were a group ( SNA) that flew out of Melbourne back in August (2013 ) for Beijing via Shanghai.
Our plane was 5 hours late leaving Melbourne and we missed the connecting flight.
Some dozen or so of us were herded into a bus ,taken to a Grade 2 hotel near airport , also woken up early, with take away breakfast for an early flight to Beijing.
Thankfully the airport staff looked after us well and a rep from SNA also came, stayed at the hotel with us to guide us through.
After missing most of our early trip, we ventured on and had an amazing trip for value.
We recommended our daughter to go, she went later in October and had virtually a trouble free trip....thank god..
Therefore, the airlines seem to be the cause...
We all venture on
by jayce (score: 1|11) 3268 days ago