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sambapink Mar 13th 2008 4:25 am

Flight problems..ARGGGGGHHHHHH...
 
Sorry I just have to have a RANT :curse:

My 18 year old daughter (i.e. my baby..:wub:) .. was flying out of LAX last night to spend a week back home. She's flying Virgin. Anyway got to the airport, loads of time, all was Luverley Jubberley!!

Anyway, its not easy saying bye to 'your baby' and letting her fly cross- atlantic on her own, but shes a grown-up now :( and so off she went. She's taken to the Californian lifestyle quite quickly, and is all like, "chill mum i'll be fine" :huh:

Her flight was due to take off at 7.20 pm, she text to say they had boarded and all was fine.. Then she called me at 8.30pm, having sat on the plane for an hour, apperantely someone was sick and had to be offloaded. Ok, well thats fine shouldn't be too long. She then calls me back 20 minutes later, theres a big commotion now because the other passengers sitting near the said 'sick' person reckon the 'sick' person was 'suspicious' :sneaky: So they wanted ALL the other passengers offloaded and re checked!! :eek:

Anyway another hour went by and she called to say that the pilot said they weren't going to offload ALL the passengers and that he was more than happy with the security checks already done :thumbup: But that 6 of the passengers wanted off the flight so had to offload them :curse: At this stage i'm already on my 4th glass of wine!! I asked my daughter if it had made her feel nervous, and she was like "NO! I just want some food!!" I think I was nervous enough for all of us!!

Finally she called at 10.15pm to say that they were ready to take off. Checked flight status this morning.. she didn't take off til 11pm.. Bless her heart! Four hours sitting on the plane, and apperantly next to a 'smelly' person!! :thumbdown:

I'm sitting here all morning checking her flight status, and for the last hour it has said 'Expected Arrival - 15.32' but it has just changed and said 'Expected Arrival - 16.45' ARGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH :curse:

I just wanna see it saying she has landed safely!!

Rant over, sorry!

cybersecretary Mar 13th 2008 4:59 am

Re: Flight problems..ARGGGGGHHHHHH...
 

Originally Posted by sambapink (Post 6058349)
Sorry I just have to have a RANT :curse:

My 18 year old daughter (i.e. my baby..:wub:) .. was flying out of LAX last night to spend a week back home. She's flying Virgin. Anyway got to the airport, loads of time, all was Luverley Jubberley!!

Anyway, its not easy saying bye to 'your baby' and letting her fly cross- atlantic on her own, but shes a grown-up now :( and so off she went. She's taken to the Californian lifestyle quite quickly, and is all like, "chill mum i'll be fine" :huh:

Her flight was due to take off at 7.20 pm, she text to say they had boarded and all was fine.. Then she called me at 8.30pm, having sat on the plane for an hour, apperantely someone was sick and had to be offloaded. Ok, well thats fine shouldn't be too long. She then calls me back 20 minutes later, theres a big commotion now because the other passengers sitting near the said 'sick' person reckon the 'sick' person was 'suspicious' :sneaky: So they wanted ALL the other passengers offloaded and re checked!! :eek:

Anyway another hour went by and she called to say that the pilot said they weren't going to offload ALL the passengers and that he was more than happy with the security checks already done :thumbup: But that 6 of the passengers wanted off the flight so had to offload them :curse: At this stage i'm already on my 4th glass of wine!! I asked my daughter if it had made her feel nervous, and she was like "NO! I just want some food!!" I think I was nervous enough for all of us!!

Finally she called at 10.15pm to say that they were ready to take off. Checked flight status this morning.. she didn't take off til 11pm.. Bless her heart! Four hours sitting on the plane, and apperantly next to a 'smelly' person!! :thumbdown:

I'm sitting here all morning checking her flight status, and for the last hour it has said 'Expected Arrival - 15.32' but it has just changed and said 'Expected Arrival - 16.45' ARGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH :curse:

I just wanna see it saying she has landed safely!!

Rant over, sorry!

OH NO - poor you. Thats a horrible first solo flying experience. I am sure she will be fine. are you still on the wine????

sambapink Mar 13th 2008 5:04 am

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Originally Posted by cybersecretary (Post 6058465)
OH NO - poor you. Thats a horrible first solo flying experience. I am sure she will be fine. are you still on the wine????

I blooming wish :eek: !! Just heard on online radio (english one) that there has been a major incident at Heathrow!!! Apperantely a man was seen running with bags towards a plane, they are going to carry out a controlled explosions ... My Nerves!!!!! :rofl:

Englishmum Mar 13th 2008 5:05 am

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TBH I'm surprised that the flight took off at all if it departed 4 hours late; I would have thought that the flight crew/cabin staff hours would have been exceeded on such a long haul flight.

I wonder which idiots wanted everyone to be re-screened....:rolleyes: If they were so anxious perhaps they should have voluntarily offloaded themselves when the sick passenger left the plane...

(I'm also surprised that you were worried about an 18 year old flying on her own....my kids were doing this from the age of 12....one year my son flew from New Jersey to Singapore via Frankfurt and back at the age of 13 with Singapore Airlines....mind you the lucky blighter got upgraded to First Class all the way out there and Business Class all the way back...on a free FF ticket!) :)

sambapink Mar 13th 2008 5:10 am

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Originally Posted by Englishmum (Post 6058488)
TBH I'm surprised that the flight took off at all if it departed 4 hours late; I would have thought that the flight crew/cabin staff hours would have been exceeded on such a long haul flight.

I wonder which idiots wanted everyone to be re-screened....:rolleyes: If they were so anxious perhaps they should have voluntarily offloaded themselves when the sick passenger left the plane...

(I'm also surprised that you were worried about an 18 year old flying on her own....my kids were doing this from the age of 12....one year my son flew from New Jersey to Singapore via Frankfurt and back at the age of 13 with Singapore Airlines....mind you the lucky blighter got upgraded to First Class all the way out there and Business Class all the way back...on a free FF ticket!) :)



Yeah, I flew on my own to the States when I was 11, But I couldn't give a monkeys if she was 28, shes my kid and its my job to worry :unsure:

scrubbedexpat097 Mar 13th 2008 5:12 am

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Originally Posted by sambapink (Post 6058498)
Yeah, I flew on my own to the States when I was 11, But I couldn't give a monkeys if she was 28, shes my kid and its my job to worry :unsure:


Quite agree with you......:thumbup:
(and my kids are 29 and 30!)

cybersecretary Mar 13th 2008 5:16 am

Re: Flight problems..ARGGGGGHHHHHH...
 

Originally Posted by sambapink (Post 6058498)
Yeah, I flew on my own to the States when I was 11, But I couldn't give a monkeys if she was 28, shes my kid and its my job to worry :unsure:

keep us updated. thinking of you.

Englishmum Mar 13th 2008 5:21 am

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This is the report from Sky news:

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...309211,00.html

Queenie is opening the new Terminal 5 tomorrow.....

Roland Hulme Mar 13th 2008 5:23 am

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Oh, golly! It sounds just as stressful for you as your poor daughter.

Sounds like she's quite sensible though. I'd have throttled the first passenger who used the word 'suspicious' since suspicious can mean anything these days, from a guy wearing a turban to two Arab passengers being overheard discussing the weather in their native tongue!

sambapink Mar 13th 2008 5:49 am

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Pheweeeeeeeeeee...

Just spoken to her, all is well in the world again! Apperantely 7 people offloaded the flight last night :curse: Some of the passengers were saying that the 'sick' person was VERY suspicious and could be a 'Bomber' and that Virgin safety checks were rubbish.. Have u ever heard the likes!!!! :eek:

Anyway they eventually took off after lots of rows on the plane, and she said the flight was good. Well i think for her the best bit was that she was served her first LEGAL drink :eek:

She nearly had a fight with Gerry Halliwells Nanny in the baggage reclaim hall.. but thats a whole other story!! Then i asked her what it was like to be back home and she said 'oh well England just has a certain smell, it was great , i nearly cried' :wub: Too Sweet..

bevinva Mar 13th 2008 6:40 am

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Glad she made it OK. Delays can drive you nuts. I love the feeling of the wheels hitting English soil, well tarmac anyway!

JEM3110 Mar 13th 2008 6:45 am

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Originally Posted by bevinva (Post 6058843)
Glad she made it OK. Delays can drive you nuts. I love the feeling of the wheels hitting English soil, well tarmac anyway!

Yes, I love that initial feeling on arrival back in UK - it's like putting on a comfy pair of slippers! :D

jumping doris Mar 13th 2008 7:06 am

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Originally Posted by sambapink (Post 6058637)
Pheweeeeeeeeeee...

Then i asked her what it was like to be back home and she said 'oh well England just has a certain smell, it was great , i nearly cried' :wub: Too Sweet..

One of my daughter's friends comes to the US a lot and he says that the US has a certain smell.
I wonder if I'll notice the UK smell when we go back for the first time later this year.

Paul S Mar 13th 2008 7:20 am

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Originally Posted by jumping doris (Post 6058960)
I wonder if I'll notice the UK smell when we go back for the first time later this year.

you will, its 'chips' IIRC:rofl:

scrubbedexpat097 Mar 13th 2008 7:44 am

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Originally Posted by Paul S (Post 6059029)
you will, its 'chips' IIRC:rofl:


mmmmmmmmmm.........chips:thumbsup:

jumping doris Mar 13th 2008 9:06 am

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Originally Posted by Paul S (Post 6059029)
you will, its 'chips' IIRC:rofl:

mixed with curry sauce...mmmmmm:thumbsup:

scrubbedexpat097 Mar 13th 2008 9:11 am

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Originally Posted by jumping doris (Post 6059614)
mixed with curry sauce...mmmmmm:thumbsup:

:thumbdown::thumbdown::mad:



:rofl:

Bob Mar 13th 2008 9:47 am

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hmmm...yummy..malt vinegar...or even better, onion vinegar :D

md95065 Mar 13th 2008 10:07 am

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Originally Posted by Englishmum (Post 6058488)
TBH I'm surprised that the flight took off at all if it departed 4 hours late; I would have thought that the flight crew/cabin staff hours would have been exceeded on such a long haul flight.

Well, that's the thing - it is a 10 hour flight from the west coast to the UK, which is 2 hours over the FAA limit of 8 hours actual flying time for the pilots so all of those flights already have a backup crew on board as well.

kins Mar 13th 2008 11:59 am

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Originally Posted by sambapink (Post 6058498)
Yeah, I flew on my own to the States when I was 11, But I couldn't give a monkeys if she was 28, shes my kid and its my job to worry :unsure:

Oh gosh does that feeling never go away? Mine are 6,4 and 2 at the moment so I've never sent them anywhere on their own, but I was flying regularly with just my little sister for company at the age of 6 and I don't know how my parents coped.

From when I was about 7 or 8 we had a six hour layover at Heathrow quite often, and the air hostesses who were supposed to be looking after us used to make sure we had some money then send us off for a wander to the cafe, and tell us to be back at booth 21 at 4pm. It still blows my mind to think of it now...

Anyway I'm glad your daughter made it!

jumping doris Mar 13th 2008 12:49 pm

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Originally Posted by Sugarmooma (Post 6059636)
:thumbdown::thumbdown::mad:



:rofl:

No curry sauce for you then.

Bluegrass Lass Mar 13th 2008 1:45 pm

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Originally Posted by jumping doris (Post 6059614)
mixed with curry sauce...mmmmmm:thumbsup:


Yummm..chicken tikka masala on chips..

When I arrive in Scotland I've noticed there's a definite smell. I miss it. It always feels like coming home.

sambapink Mar 13th 2008 1:52 pm

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Originally Posted by kins (Post 6060291)
Oh gosh does that feeling never go away? Mine are 6,4 and 2 at the moment so I've never sent them anywhere on their own, but I was flying regularly with just my little sister for company at the age of 6 and I don't know how my parents coped.

From when I was about 7 or 8 we had a six hour layover at Heathrow quite often, and the air hostesses who were supposed to be looking after us used to make sure we had some money then send us off for a wander to the cafe, and tell us to be back at booth 21 at 4pm. It still blows my mind to think of it now...

Anyway I'm glad your daughter made it!


Aww thanks.. yup shes happy as a pig in poop now she's there! :eek:

She is gonna be experiancing the good old english pubs for the first time.. well legally anyway..!!

My best friend said my daughter called into her, said she looked fabulous.. couldn't believe she'd had such a rough time .. COW!.. Oh to be young again and not be effected by Jetlag :ohmy:

We;re going next friday and its made me even more excited (if poss) to go back to 'the place i love the best' :wub:

Thanks all for your kind words.. ;)

sambapink Mar 13th 2008 1:54 pm

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Originally Posted by sunflwrgrl13 (Post 6060584)
Yummm..chicken tikka masala on chips..

When I arrive in Scotland I've noticed there's a definite smell. I miss it. It always feels like coming home.

Oh god... to die for... hmmmmmm :D


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