We sat around a big part of the day, went for lunch at the beach, and then flew back from Bora Bora to Papeete. There are 7 of us flying to San Francisco, and we had a five hour layover before continuing on to Toronto. After checking in at the airport and waiting in the lounge we were told there would be a 10 min. delay, then many more announcements for more delays. Apparently the lights showing emergency path to exits don't work. Excuses ranged from 6 techs working on it, borrowing a part, blah blah. We were supposed to take off at 8:40. They finally canceled the flight at nearly 2 am. They said there were no hotels available so they put a pile of cots/camp beds in a building next to airport. It was 3 a.m. by the time that was sorted out, I laid there all night listening to snores! I am not impressed. We managed to get a day room at a hotel but can't get in it until 1pm, it's now 9am. It's going to be another one of those days. Rescheduled flight is 11:45 tonight. The hotel tell us they did have rooms last night. Damn United Airlines. I haven't forgotten we had a 4 hr delay coming here too. We spent the day hanging around the hotel, getting some sleep and going out for lunch with another couple who were stuck there too. We finally arrived back in Toronto Monday evening, 24 hours late. We’ll put that down to experience.
No comments:
Post a Comment