The Saga of Flight MY088.
my flight was set to go home at 12:45.
I got to the airport, and checked the monitors to see where i was supposed to check in, and there was my flight number leaving at 10:45!! 2 hours bumped up... SO, i'm a little worried, but not in a panic.. i find the right check-in desk, and everyone is cued up at once! so i wait in line, and when i get to the conter, i'm in the wrong line. turns out i was in the 'special-fancy-hoity-posh seat cue'. but she takes pity on me and checks me in. My luggage, as expected, is over the allowance (10 kilos over!), and my carry-on is over its limit by 4 kilos... so i had to check it instead... and of course i can't pay for the baggace right there, i have to go to another counter to pay and come back for the boarding pass!
I get to the other counter. and 2 flights worth of people are cued up trying to get tickets! 2 flights had just been cancelled. grrrr.... a this point i have about 30 minutes to get on the plane. SO, i push to the front of the line and explain the situation, and this nice lady let me infront of her. I"m #2 in line, and wait for 15 minutes. 15 min to go til take off. I run over to the check in desk, and the flight had been closed and no body was there!! My bags are on the plane and I have no boarding pass! This is where i start to panic.
I calm down a little, turn around, and see the information desk for my airline. so i RUN across and explain my situation, and they phone someone to come down to get me my pass. Luckily, it was the same woman who checked me in. But, she couldnt get the flight reopened from there, so she was on the phone for 10 minutes (eep!) trying to get the flight opened. SO, with 5 minutes to go, I get my pass and she tells me to get to gate 25 asap.
I get to security, and there are, no kidding, 400 people cued up. I dont have the time for this, so i RUN to the front and explain in a frantic way, and throw my wallet into the box, and they make me take off my belt... so i get through no troubles, and grab my things and take off running for the gate. no time to put the belt on, so here i am running full tilt, one hand over my chest to decrease bounce, and the other holding up my pants, yelling "excuse me, coming through"! Must have been quite the site! lol
I'm the last ne on the plane, and I get to my seat and calm down a little, but we're not moving. The captain comes on and says there are 'technical difficulties' in our airspace and we'll be delayed 30-45 minutes. Ont he plane with nothing because i had to check my baggage, and i could have walked instead of ran... this is madness! At this point, i'm looking around for the cameras becuase i MUST be on some hidden camera show. But no camers, just one crazy, crazy morning.
So, i'm home now, safe and sound and with all my baggage. planning my next trip. Updates on the last 3 months of adventure coming soon...
I got to the airport, and checked the monitors to see where i was supposed to check in, and there was my flight number leaving at 10:45!! 2 hours bumped up... SO, i'm a little worried, but not in a panic.. i find the right check-in desk, and everyone is cued up at once! so i wait in line, and when i get to the conter, i'm in the wrong line. turns out i was in the 'special-fancy-hoity-posh seat cue'. but she takes pity on me and checks me in. My luggage, as expected, is over the allowance (10 kilos over!), and my carry-on is over its limit by 4 kilos... so i had to check it instead... and of course i can't pay for the baggace right there, i have to go to another counter to pay and come back for the boarding pass!
I get to the other counter. and 2 flights worth of people are cued up trying to get tickets! 2 flights had just been cancelled. grrrr.... a this point i have about 30 minutes to get on the plane. SO, i push to the front of the line and explain the situation, and this nice lady let me infront of her. I"m #2 in line, and wait for 15 minutes. 15 min to go til take off. I run over to the check in desk, and the flight had been closed and no body was there!! My bags are on the plane and I have no boarding pass! This is where i start to panic.
I calm down a little, turn around, and see the information desk for my airline. so i RUN across and explain my situation, and they phone someone to come down to get me my pass. Luckily, it was the same woman who checked me in. But, she couldnt get the flight reopened from there, so she was on the phone for 10 minutes (eep!) trying to get the flight opened. SO, with 5 minutes to go, I get my pass and she tells me to get to gate 25 asap.
I get to security, and there are, no kidding, 400 people cued up. I dont have the time for this, so i RUN to the front and explain in a frantic way, and throw my wallet into the box, and they make me take off my belt... so i get through no troubles, and grab my things and take off running for the gate. no time to put the belt on, so here i am running full tilt, one hand over my chest to decrease bounce, and the other holding up my pants, yelling "excuse me, coming through"! Must have been quite the site! lol
I'm the last ne on the plane, and I get to my seat and calm down a little, but we're not moving. The captain comes on and says there are 'technical difficulties' in our airspace and we'll be delayed 30-45 minutes. Ont he plane with nothing because i had to check my baggage, and i could have walked instead of ran... this is madness! At this point, i'm looking around for the cameras becuase i MUST be on some hidden camera show. But no camers, just one crazy, crazy morning.
So, i'm home now, safe and sound and with all my baggage. planning my next trip. Updates on the last 3 months of adventure coming soon...