Need help! really serious! :(?

i have a problem right now.
my friend just told me that they have change a plan.
so i need to change my flight from MCI - DCA to MCI - JFK instead.
also i need to change it difference date.
my ticket class is Economy CLS and fly with United Airlines. i don't know if i could change and not much charge?
so i think right now, if it's cost more expensive to change a date and city i would rater take a bus or train from d.c to nyc instead. is it safe to travel alone? (it is my first time there)
so my second plan is i would called and asked the airlines if i could change a date to fly (if it's cheaper) and i'll take a bus or train to new york instead...
so i would like to know how can i get to train or bus station ? and which one is cheaper?
because i'll travel alone and want to save money for my new york trip.
thank you so much.
i am so stress out right now because i have to fly soon and i just know that they have change a plan. thank you so much..
(another question, do there have any good hostel close to metro? in case if i really can't change my flight)
thank you!







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You can't change the destination airport now. You can only change the date. You need to cancel your ticket (about $150), and rebook from MCI to JFK, or you can do MCI to DCA, and then book a flight separately from DCA to JFK. That will probably be $100, so it would be cheaper than canceling the ticket.






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Polly - You asked a very similar question just a short time ago. The answer is exactly the same this time. You REALLY have to call the airline to sort this out.

On Y!A, you can get suggestions and opinions, but we cannot fix the problem - the airline is the ONLY source for finding out: can you change the cities? can you change the dates? how much will it all cost? are there any seats left on the new flights you want?

Don't putz around asking strangers for help - call United right now. The sooner you call, the sooner you will find out the facts and can deal with it.






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You can change the date of your ticket, but there will be a fee. You can't change the destination. You'd have to cancel your ticket and completely rebook (again, a fee will be involved), or you could book a separate flight from DCA to JFK.

It would be safe to use a bus/train and the train tends to be fairly cheap from DC to NY. That may be cheaper than a separate flight there. Use common sense and be careful, and you should be fine. You can use public transportation from the airport to the train station.

Have no idea about a hostel - sorry.






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A couple of the answers have suggested that you're only able to change dates, and not destinations -- those answers are actually quite wrong. You would need to call United Airlines directly to make the change, and you would be responsible for paying the change fee as well as the difference in fares between the old ticket and the new ticket, but this can be done for a change in cities as well as a change in dates.

As you suspect, though, it will likely be considerably expensive to make these changes to your plane ticket (especially if your travel date is soon, because of the inevitable increases in the cost of the plane ticket), so when you call United, you can ask them how much more it would cost to make both changes (to the date and destination) as it would to just change the date. If just changing the date is considerably cheaper than making both changes, then you can consider taking ground transportation from Washington to New York.

(Though that really should be answered in a separate question, I'd consider taking DC Metro from DCA to Union Station and then taking Amtrak from there to New York Penn Station, if that's what you want to do.)

Does this speeding ticket seem excessive?

Hello I'm 22 and I got pulled over the other night a little after 12 a.m. by a georgia state patrol for speeding. He made me get out of the car and stand outside it was already around 30 degress that night I had a short sleeve shirt on my jacket was in the car. I tried to put my hands in my pocket as I was trying to get warm he then proceeds to tell me to get my hands out of my pockets and shined his flashlight in my face and asked if I had anything on me that he should know about which I didn't. I was fully cooperative and told him that my reason for speeding was I was taking my girlfriend home and her curfew was 12:30. He said I was going 68 in a 45 I didn't think that was accurate I know I was speeding but I don't believe I was going that fast when I passed him and realized it was a cop I instinctively looked at my speedometer and it was right below 60. He didn't turn his blue lights on immediately he just pressed his breaks as I passed him I slowed down and kept going. About 2 minutes later I see headlights in my rear view mirrow and then he turned his blue lights on. He just had an attitude the whole time I won't say he was harassing me cause of the car I drive but it just didn't seem necessary to make me stand out in the cold for speeding as he wrote the ticket when I was fully cooperative. This was on a country backroad close to my house. To get back to my original question I called today to see how much the ticket was and it was $348 I was suprised it was so much considering the location I was pulled over in. I just trying to get your opinions if this ticket seems reasonable and why it is that high. The ticket has commited the following offense of SPEEDING. Then it lists clocked by DECATUR/GENESIS 1 G17338 at 68 in a 45. Below that is has offense other than above and has SPEEDING IN EXCESS OF MAXIMUM LIMITS in violation of code section 40-6-181 of state law remarks FA-M. I'm a little worried about this since the job I just started training for requires a clean driving record and the automotive college I start in september requires a clean driving record as well. I called the dmv to find out how many points I have on my license and they said their records are not showing any. The last ticket I got was 3 years ago when I was 19 but according to them its not showing up on their records. Could it be when I turned 21 the points were removed from my license? Sorry for the long read but I wanted to be descriptive as possible and any advice is appreciated.

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Truthfully I should have asked to see his radar because I know for a fact I was not going that fast.

I never anywhere in that said that he has anything to do with the fine but that fine seems a little much.

So since my last ticket was over 3 years ago its no longer on my record and that the points would no longer be on my license.

I did not just jam my hands into my pocket it was instintively I was nervous and cold. Personally I don't see the reason to make someone stand out in 30 degree weather for something simple like speeding.







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The police are not in charge of the amount of the fines.

His RADAR said you were at 68. The speed limit is 45. He wrote you a ticket. The court and the legislature are the one's who set the fines. That has nothing at all to do with the police.







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First off, whatever you perceive the officer's attitude to be has zero to do with you breaking the law. And his making you take your hands out of your pockets is for his safety, not your comfort.

Second, cops do not make up tickets. If he says you were doing that speed, you can believe you were. Especially in this day and age of video and documentation, he's not going to make up a ticket. And why would he? What does he gain? Nothing. You did it.

Third, tickets over three years do not show up on your public record, so the one from when you wre 19 must be over 3 years old.

So I'm not sure what your question is. You're getting the points for this ticket.






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Not smart to jam your hands into your pockets when its just you and only 1 officer at 12 am at night. What would you think if you were him? That probably made things much worse...






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Answers one and two pretty much covered it, I just want to add that your certified driving history goes back ten years. Citations are only added once you are convicted. I suggest you request a hearing and ask for a reduction if you are that worried about your job.

Points are removed at a rate of 3 per year with no violations in my state. Points are assessed by the DMV depending on the offense committed, not by the court or the officer. The judge can choose to find you guilty of 5 or 10 over to help eliminate points and reduce the fine.






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If you have a clean driving record, you can probably go to traffic school and get the ticket off of your record.

Always keep your hands where an officer can see them. Cops have a dangerous job and they have to assume that everyone they deal with could potentially be dangerous. Yes, the fine seems excessive, but the court doesn't want to hear about how ridiculous their fines are. The fine is what it is and fair or unfair, you can't do anything about it. Also, the cops attitude really doesn't have anything to do with it. Unless he did something that was illegal, don't even mention it if you go to court.

For future reference, if you get another ticket, don't argue with the cop. Just comply with what he asks, say as little as possible and fight the ticket through the court. Always be polite and respectful even if the officer is not treating you in the same way.

Train ticket from geneva to interlaken?

how much does a train ticket cost from geneva to interlaken when purchased from the window? i am not interested in swiss pass.





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I searched for a ticket on a random day and at a random time on the Swiss Rail website at http://www.sbb.ch/en/index.htm from Geneva to Interlaken Ost. It says that the cost in second class for a one-way ticket is 65 Swiss Francs, and a round-trip would be 130 Francs.