Wednesday,
December 16, 2009
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
We were supposed to have arrived in Beijing several hours ago,
however we are still in Seattle. Our plane was first delayed
from 1:20 to 2:00. We didn't mind a little extra time to
stretch, get a snack, and go to the bathroom!
Then it was delayed until 5:00...err, but okay at least we are
still going to Beijing. Then it was delayed until 10:00 because
we were waiting for a part to repair the plane that was flying
in from Arizona. At 10:00, they cancelled our flight because
they were unable to repair it. This is when it became
interesting... people began yelling and even a few people
started throwing food at the employees. I have definitely never
experienced such craziness!
We were very tired, frustrated, and disappointed, but do want
the plane to be safe. The other flights to China (on other
airlines) were either full or only had 1-2 seats.
The airline is currently flying another airplane in from China.
They hope it will leave on 12/17. We are praying that all goes
well today and we get out of Seattle! |
Holding our boarding passes...this was at 1:00 and we thought we
would begin boarding in 30 minutes!
This was taken 12 hours later after our flight was cancelled and
we had gone 24 hours without sleep ERRR! This trip is already
aging me! |
