Stuck!

Remind me to not fly American Airlines to Frankfurt again. I've been in Germany this week for work and flying home today. I should be on an airplane right now, not writing a blog. Unfortunately, I'm writing a blog post.

Everything was normal this morning as I arrived at the airport ... got checked in and went to find my gate. The gate was in the most inconvenient spot - just past the passport control (can't go backwards) just before the main terminal security checkpoint (can't go forwards - our gate had separate security check). Since we were in this odd gate assignment not in the main terminal, everyone on my flight was trapped in this little hallway. There were a few chairs, but not nearly enough for everyone. Luckily there was a small bathroom and a hot dog stand.

That's when we heard the flight was delayed by a few hours. The volcano was causing flights into Europe to have to take a longer route and causing late arrivals. Other than being trapped in that little hallway for a few extra hours, I figured things could be worse. An hour or so later, things got worse. An AA worker came into the little hallway and said, "Is anyone here waiting for the Chicago flight?" Of course! We all were! "I'm sorry, but your flight has been cancelled." She then went on to explain that they were closing the airport due to the ash cloud. People, of course, were not very happy.

After another two hours waiting in the line to get rescheduled for tomorrow, I made my way to a hotel for the night. After getting settled in, I started reading more about what was going on. That's when I discovered the airport was never closed, the AA flight was the only one that was cancelled. I have no idea why ... the plane was there and all other flights were finding their way, just not mine. Ughhh...

So here I am ... wish me luck tomorrow. Forecast's show the cloud moving more inland, so it may be an interesting (and very long) week coming up. Happy Mother's Day Tammy!