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I have been stuck in AIRPORT HELL for TWO DAYS!
On the way home from Cincinnati, I was supposed to have a 1 hour layover in Houston that turned into TWO DAYS of waiting around.
I arrived in Houston at about 12:30 on Sunday, found my gate, and sat there waiting to board. They kept doing that half-hour delay, half-hour delay that they do sot hat you can’t leave to get lunch or do anything. All around me, flights were being canceled or delayed…the whole Continental Express gate area was completely full of all the people waiting for delayed flights.
I tried to re-book onto another airline, but they refused to it because the flight wasn’t officially canceled. I finally boarded a plane at 9:30 pm. It did take off, but we had to turn back around and land because the fuel gauge wasn’t working properly. So they finally did cancel that one, and I was given a hotel room and booked on the next flight out of Houston…at 7:00 PM on Monday. I again requested to be booked onto another airline… I have a job and had a Monday deadline for several things, and needed to get back.
They had re-routed at least 3 airplanes full of El Paso (my destination) people, and so they would have had me flying back out to NY, then into Phoenix, then into El Paso. And it would have been 7:00 by that time anyway. So I grudgingly accepted and went out to find my shuttle to the hotel. The shuttle never arrived, because it was after 11:30 pm. I had just missed the last one. So I had to take a taxi and pay for it myself. (I was reimbursed later.)
So, I get out to the hotel, and it was sleepable, so I crashed right away. The next morning, I got up and got dressed and went over to the mall (they had a T-mobile shop, and could charge my phone). I had the cables to all my electronics in my checked bag, which apparently DID leave Houston without me, so I had no internet, no phone, no phone NUMBERS and no way to reach anyone.
ANYWAY.
I went over to the airport and checked on my flight, it was still on the schedule, but I went around and sat at the other El Paso flights anyway, trying to get on an earlier one standby. THEN…they canceled the 7pm flight! I was re-booked onto the 9:20 and given $12 in food vouchers. I finally got to my house at about 12am.
10 Responses to “Airport HELL”
So sorry to hear about your airport Hell. Extremely frustating, I know. But I did enjoy meeting you at the Bluegrass Festival of Books, and I love Fitted Knits.
Jiminy jesus! That was even worse than my little jaunt at O’Hare. Glad you at least made it home in one piece.
You did, didn’t you?
Oh man, that is airport HELL!!! Glad you perservered… what airline was it so I never fly them…
I DID enjoy the festival, and I’ll write a post about it once I calm down a little bit! I’m so behind today, I can’t stand it.
The worst is when they keep “half-houring” with the delays and never give any information. Nobody can leave the gate to eat or to go decompress in a less crowded, less noisy place.
It’s awful to feel like a prisoner for so long. Constantly on edge to hear what’s happening.
It was Continental Express. In a few weeks they might have it all figured out, but right now…it’s a MESS.
Wow - that’s awful! I hate airports!
I did have an excellent time at the festival. It was so nice to meet you and your panel discussion was great. I’m so glad I bought Fitted Knits while I was there! I’ve been trying to decide which sweater to knit for myself. There are several that I *really* like a lot!
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Sara
You should file a complaint, maybe you’ll get some free tickets to go somewhere for a relaxing holliday with Nate!
UGH! Thats’ awful.
I really enjoyed the knit panel at the book festival. I was looking forward to meeting you at the book signing but apparently you had some trouble at lunch? I waited for a while but didn’t want to miss the harlot talk.
Anyway, the book is fantastic! Looking forward to knitting out of it soon.
Ick. Soooo sorry, that sounds awful. I hope you had lots o knitting with you!
You know what!! I didn’t have ANY knitting!! I stashed everything unnecessary in my check-in luggage. I had my laptop (dead battery) and a book to read. I think that’s part of why it was so unbelievably awful!