It happened again. For the third year in a row, we were delayed overnight on our way into Cincinnati. Last year, it was snow at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle. This time, it was fog at London’s Heathrow that kept us on the ground. We sat on the runway there for two hours. (And that was after having to wait for 45 minutes to leave Stockholm thanks to the fog.)
Even so, we could have made it on time for our connection from Miami to Cincinnati. (Yup, you heard that right. We had a layover in Miami. As in Florida. Doing so gave us a very good deal on our flights, but a very, very long trip.) But when we got to Miami, there was no gate ready for us. We waited. Then when we finally got to the gate, there was no ramp ready to connect the plane to the terminal. So we waited again. And when we got off the plane, we ran.
There was a huge line at customs. We waited, got through and ran again. We were at the baggage recheck at 9.20. Our flight was scheduled to leave at 9.20. While the flight was just starting to board, the bag guys referred us to the ticket counter instead of moving us on. The agents there wouldn’t let us on the flight. So we were rebooked for the next morning. And spent the night in Miami. There are worse places to be stuck. And now we are at last in Cincinnati.
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Wow, that was quite the journey! I’ll keep my fingers crossed that your trip home is smoother. Have fun in the States!
Thanks Anna. At least this year was not half so bad as last year.
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