Airport StoriesBack when I was a moody teenager I took a cheap flight that involved changing planes and having to go through security again. My bags were pre-checked so, when I set off the metal detector, I honestly said to the security guy that I had no idea what had set it off.
Until, that is, he searched me and found the metal knife and fork stamped "KLM" I'd nicked off the previous flight.
Tell us your best airport stories.
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chthonic, Fri 3 Mar 2006, 10:09)
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CambridgeAs part of a spaecial football charter, we flew to Cambridge in January 2001. We got back to the airport at 7pm, to be told that the de-icer machine had broken down, and there was no space in the heated hangar to de-ice the plane.
Thus, the stewardesses brought the food trolleys out of the plane, and we sat eating our food (chicken ceasar salad and a trifle) in the tiny departure lounge at Cambridge, which was a little surreal.
We eventually had tog et a coach home, after bribing the coach driver who brought us to the airport to take us all the way back to Morecambe. We got back at 4am as we had to stop to pick up a replacement driver and let them have their 45 minute breaks. Naturally, instead of being home nice and early, we were last back.
There was also the time we were 9 hours delayed at Orlando, but that isn't interesting unless MagLev's excite you.
(, Fri 3 Mar 2006, 12:15, Reply)
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