The next leg of my journey is the loooong flight to Hong Kong. I almost always get stuck sitting next to smelly guy but to day, thankfully I’m sitting next to a sweet young Chinese couple who so far, don’t show any signs of stinkiness, but it’s still early. As we begin to slowly taxi down the runway, the pilot comes on the PA system to tell us that two pieces of luggage are on the plane, but their owners are not. So, what do you think goes through my head? He continues on to say that we have to go back to take them off the plane (per FAA rules, and something which I personally do not have a problem with) AND we need more fuel.
So, let me get this straight: Two mysterious bags are underneath me right now, with Lord knows what stashed inside them, AND we were going to take off without enough fuel? What?
In the end it all gets resolved in about 30 minutes and the pilot tells us that the delay only makes us five minutes late to Hong Kong. I’m no mathematician, but how can we leave 30 minutes later from our departure city but only arrive five minutes late to our destination? (For the record, I’m sure there is some way they make the time up in the air, I’m just not confident it’s according to FAA regulations)
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