Want to hear an epic bollocksing-up of travel? Read on! My half of the group (31 people) were bussed to Dulles airport, arriving at 5.30pm for an 11pm flight. My lovely Uncle Steve then picked me up from the airport, and I had a great dinner with my aunt and cousins at their house, just 15 minutes from the airport. During the meal, my phone rang.
As it turns out, there was some clerical error and so all 31 of us were booked on the 5pm flight to Amman, but were told our flight was at 11. So all 31 of us missed our flight! I shudder to think how much this cost the taxpayer – the flights were $2300, so that’s over $60,000 down the drain….. anyway, we were all put on standby for the later 11pm flight, because they didn’t have space. If we didn’t make it, we’d have to stay the night in an airport hotel and fly in the evening of the next day. I would probably have stayed with my family in DC, but that’s still a poor outcome.
Anyway, 15 minutes before the flight was due to board, they miraculously found room for all of us! When I called Uncle Steve to tell him, he said “This is the power of the United States Government,” or something equally impressive. Perhaps they assassinated 31 passengers to make room for us? Regardless, it was an ‘alhamdulilah’ moment – thanks be to God.
I’m just about to board my Paris-Amman flight, so peace out amigos and I’ll talk to you soon.
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