I’ve had no issues with ground shuttle up until this point. My luggage had been placed on a separate flight and I was waiting for it to arrive. IAH said it was going to arrive before my ground shuttle would arrive. When my driver, Tommy, texted me to confirm his time of arrival and the terminal, I let him know in advance that we were waiting for my luggage to unload. At this point it was 1:24, my luggage was estimated to arrive at around 1:40, our departure time was at 1:45. Tommy calls me at 1:38 to tell me that he is at our terminal. I explained that my luggage wasn’t out yet, and asked if there was any way they could please wait, since it would be out in less than 5 minutes. I was told no, that he could not wait for me, and I could just wait for the next ground shuttle. I asked him what time the next ground shuttle would be, he said 3:15, during our phone call he was very short with me, and rude. I had been traveling in airports since 7pm on the 20th at this point and was exhausted. Once we made it to the ground shuttle we were the last ones to board the bus, which, after reading the FAQ’s, I understand Tommy could have waited 5-10 minutes for my luggage to arrive, but chose not to. I have attached the FAQ below. Now, after being stuck in airports and airplanes for over 12 hours, I have to return home with none of my toiletries or medication and wait for IAH to ship me my luggage, which could take a week. To say I’m disappointed is an understatement.
What if my flight is on time but there is a delay with immigration, or the luggage carousel and I can’t make it by the departure time?
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The driver scheduled for your trip will try to contact you via text or call. Please reply to the driver as soon as possible. If the driver can contact you before departure time, he can wait 5 additional minutes. if you cannot make it in those 5 minutes and the next shuttle has seats available, we will transfer you to the next shuttle. If the next shuttle is fully booked, the driver can wait 5 more minutes, a total of 10 minutes from departure time. After this, the driver will depart. If you cannot make it, you must call our office and we will try to accommodate on the first available shuttle. International numbers are an exception to this rule as sometimes we don’t have a way to communicate with you. The only exception to this is the last shuttle of the night. These drivers can wait a maximum of 15 minutes to do our best to not leave passengers behind. These waiting times are not GUARANTEED. We will try to do our best especially if the next shuttle is fully booked. We believe these procedures are fair to both set of passengers, those on time and those a little delayed.